microbody

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noun

A cellular organelle bound by a single membrane and containing enzymes.

Similar
peroxisome
OriginEnglish body ← Middle English bodi ← Old English bodiġ →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounmicrobody (plural microbodies)

plural microbodies

  1. biologyA cellular organelle bound by a single membrane and containing enzymes.

    Synonyms: peroxisome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cellular organelle bound by a single membrane and containing enzymes.

Similar
peroxisome
Also see
peroxisome

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰewdʰ-der.?
  6. Proto-Germanic*budagą
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bodag
  8. Old Englishbodiġ
  9. Middle Englishbodi
  10. Englishbody
  11. Englishmicrobody

From micro- + body.

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Translations

German Microbody, Peroxisom
  • Microbodycellular organelle
  • Peroxisomcellular organelle
Spanish microcuerpo
  • microcuerpocellular organelle
Vietnamese vi thể
  • vi thểcellular organelle
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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