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microsome

mic·ro·some

UK/ˈmaɪk.ɹə.səʊm/ US/ˈmaɪk.ɹə.soʊm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA

Origin

From micro- + -some.

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