Peroxisome
[puh-rok-suh-sohm] /pəˈrɒk səˌsoʊm/
noun, Cell Biology.
1.
a cell organelle containing catalase, peroxidase, and other oxidative enzymes and performing essential metabolic functions, as the decomposition of fatty acids and hydrogen peroxide.
/pəˈrɒksɪˌsəʊm/
noun
1.
a type of organelle present in most eukaryotic cells that carry out oxidative reactions, such as oxidation of alcohol in the liver
peroxisome per·ox·i·some (pə-rŏk’sĭ-sōm’)
n.
A cell organelle containing enzymes, such as catalase and oxidase, that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide. Also called microbody.
peroxisome
(pə-rŏk’sĭ-sōm’)
A cell organelle containing enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide.
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