plastoglobule

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noun

A globular mass of lipoprotein within a chloroplast.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounplastoglobule (plural plastoglobules)

plural plastoglobules

  1. biologyA globular mass of lipoprotein within a chloroplast.

Origin

  1. Englishplasto-
  2. Latinglobus
  3. Latinglobulu
  4. Frenchglobule
  5. Englishglobule
  6. Englishplastoglobule

From plasto- + globule.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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