Azotosome

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A theoretical nitrogen-based counterpart to liposome structures composed of acrylonitrile self-assembled membrane in a liquid methane bath

    "This procedure is necessary because of the azotosomes’ high barriers to decomposition."

Example

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"This procedure is necessary because of the azotosomes’ high barriers to decomposition."

Etymology

From azote (“nitrogen”) + -o- + -some (“body”), from French azote (“nitrogen”) and Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”), a "nitrogen body", formed by analogy with liposome.

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