Definition of Glyoxysome

1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of various specialized peroxisomes found in plants (particularly in the fat-storage tissues of germinating seeds) and also in filamentous fungi, serving to break down fatty acids and provide enzymes to produce intermediates for the synthesis of sugars by gluconeogenesis. ¹

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Medical Definition of Glyoxysome

1. An organelle found only in plants that stores the enzymes responsible for the conversion of lipids to carbohydrates. Origin: Gr. Soma = body (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glyoxysome

glyoxime
glyoximes
glyoxisome
glyoxisomes
glyoxylate
glyoxylate aminotransferase
glyoxylate cycle
glyoxylate cycles
glyoxylate synthetase
glyoxylate transacetylase
glyoxylates
glyoxyldiureide
glyoxylic
glyoxylic acid
glyoxylic acid cycle
glyoxysome (current term)
glyoxysomes
glype
glypes
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glyphic
glyphically
glyphlike
glyphograph
glyphographic
glyphographs
glyphography
glyphosate
glyphosates
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