Lysosome

//ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.
  2. 2
    an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells) wordnet

Etymology

From lyso- + -some.

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