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Meaning of mesosome | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A folded invagination in the plasma membrane of bacteria, produced by the chemical fixation techniques used to prepare samples for electron microscopy, but previously thought to be part of the normal structure of the cell.

Equivalents

Français mésosome

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

mesosperm mesospermalege mesosphere mesospore mesostability mesostasis

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