mesosome

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Synonyms: mesosoma, merosome, mesoseme, lysosome, mycosome, desmosome, monosome, metasome, menopome, mesosomes, mestome

Antonyms: mesosoma, merosome, mesoseme, lysosome, mycosome, desmosome, monosome, metasome, menopome, mesosomes, mestome

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Noun

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

Adjective

1. Average-bodied; neither broad nor narrow in proportion to height or length.

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