lisosom

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch lysosoom (“lysosome”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /liˈsosom/ [liˈso.som]
• Rhymes: -osom
• Syllabification: li‧so‧som

Noun

lisosom (plural lisosom-lisosom, first-person possessive lisosomku, second-person possessive lisosommu, third-person possessive lisosomnya)

1. (cytology) lysosome: an organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.

Further reading

• “lisosom” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.