quantasome

American

[kwahn-tuh-sohm] / ˈkwɑn təˌsoʊm /

noun

Cell Biology.

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

quantasome Scientific

/ kwŏn′tə-sōm′ /

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

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