heterolysosome

H4E1T1E1R1O1L1Y4S1O1S1O1M3E1

noun

Any structure consisting of a lysosome fused with another intracellular vesicle

Scrabble 22
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounheterolysosome (plural heterolysosomes)

plural heterolysosomes

  1. biologyAny structure consisting of a lysosome fused with another intracellular vesicle

Origin

From hetero- + lysosome.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

heterolysosome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterolysosome

MLA

“heterolysosome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterolysosome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterolysosome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterolysosome.

Source: heterolysosome on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.