See Also: peroxisome(medicine)
peroxisome(dictionary)

peroxisome (iou)



peroxisome noun. M20.
[from PEROXIDE + -SOME3.]
Cytology. A cytoplasmic organelle present in many kinds of cell, which contains the reducing enzyme catalase and usu. some oxidases that produce hydrogen peroxide.
peroxi'somal adjective M20.