| AMPLOSOME | • AMPLOSOME n. the short or stocky type of human figure. |
| DESMOSOME | • desmosome n. (Biology) A structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells to form tissue. • DESMOSOME n. a small thickened patch on the membrane of a cell. |
| ELAIOSOME | • elaiosome n. (Botany) A fleshy structure rich in lipids attached to the seeds of many plant species, usually to attract… • ELAIOSOME n. an oil-rich body on seeds that attracts ants and thus effects seed dispersal. |
| HYDROSOME | • hydrosome n. (Biology) A colony of hydrozoans considered as a single organism. • HYDROSOME n. all the zooids of a hydroid colony collectively, also HYDROSOMA. |
| KARYOSOME | • karyosome n. (Cytology) The chromatin material inside a cell nucleus when the cell is not undergoing mitotic division. • KARYOSOME n. a spherical aggregation of chromatin in a resting nucleus during mitosis. |
| LEPTOSOME | • leptosome adj. Narrow-bodied (in proportional to height or length). • leptosome n. A tall, narrow-bodied, angular person. • LEPTOSOME n. a person with a slight or slender build. |
| MICROSOME | • microsome n. A vesicle formed as an artifact of cell disruption. • MICROSOME n. a minute granule or drop in cytoplasm. |
| PHAGOSOME | • phagosome n. A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis. • PHAGOSOME n. part of a biological cell. |
| PYCNOSOME | • pycnosome n. A person with a stocky body. • PYCNOSOME n. a body type characterized by stockiness. |
| PYKNOSOME | • pyknosome n. Alternative form of pycnosome. • PYKNOSOME n. the short or stocky type of human figure. |
| SARCOSOME | • sarcosome n. (Dated) A mitochondrion. • SARCOSOME n. a mitochondrion of a striated muscle fire. |