liposome
liposome · liposomes
An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipidAn aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.
/ˈlaɪ.pəˌzəʊm/
Meaning
1 sensesAn aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.
More definitions
- an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From lipo- (“fat”) + -some (“body”). From Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat”) and Ancient GFrom lipo- (“fat”) + -some (“body”). From Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat”) and Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “soma”).
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