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dictyosome

[ dik-tee-uh-sohm ]
/ ˈdɪk ti əˌsoʊm /
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noun Cell Biology.
the set of flattened membranes in a Golgi body, resembling a stack of plates.
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Origin of dictyosome

1925–30; <Greek díkty(on) net + -o- + -some3

Words nearby dictyosome

Dictograph, dictum, dicty, Dictynna, dictyopteran, dictyosome, dicumarol, dicyandiamide, dicyclic, dicyclopentadienyliron, dicyclopentadienyl metal
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Scientific definitions for dictyosome

dictyosome
[ dĭk′tē-ə-sōm′ ]
The Golgi apparatus of plant cells.
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