carbonosome

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

carbon +‎ -o- +‎ -some

Noun[edit]

carbonosome (plural carbonosomes)

  1. (biology) Any prokaryotic structure that stores carbon (and therefore energy) (typically polyhydroxyalkanoate granules)
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