lysosomal

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or originating in lysosomes.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English lysosome ← Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) →
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Meanings

adjectivelysosomal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or originating in lysosomes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  3. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  4. Englishlyso-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  10. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  11. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  12. Englishlysosome
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishlysosomal

From lysosome + -al.

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APA

lysosomal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysosomal

MLA

“lysosomal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysosomal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lysosomal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysosomal.

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