Associations to the word «Lysosome»

Wiktionary

LYSOSOME, noun. (cytology) An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.

Dictionary definition

LYSOSOME, noun. An organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats