Medical Definition of Oleosome

1. Plant spherosome rich in lipid that serves as a storage granule in seeds and fruits. There are none of the enzymes characteristic of lysosomes. Origin: Gr. Soma = body This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oleosome

oleometers
oleone
oleopalmitate
oleophilic
oleophobic
oleophobicity
oleoptene
oleoptenes
oleoresin
oleoresin capiscum
oleoresinous
oleoresins
oleos
oleosaccharum
oleosity
oleosome (current term)
oleostearate
oleosus
oleotherapy
oleovitamin
oleoyl
oleoyls
oleraceous
olericulture
oles
olestra
olestras
oleum
oleum terebinthinae
oleums

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