quantasome

[ kwahn-tuh-sohm ]

noun

, Cell Biology.

1. any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.

quantasome

/ kwŏn′tə-sōm′ /

1. One of numerous granules located on the inner lamellar surface of a chloroplast and thought to be involved in the light reactions of photosynthesis.