liposome

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liposome

/ˈlaɪ.pəˌzəʊm/
/ˈlaɪ.pəˌsəʊm/

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From lipo- (“fat”) + -some (“body”). From Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat”) and Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “soma”).

noun liposomes

An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle. Albrecht applied the term "liposome" to small refractive droplets observed in freshly mounted sections of liver and other tissues.

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noun an aqueous compartment

日本語	リポソーム riposōmu
中文	脂質體 /脂质体, 微脂粒 wéizhǐlì
Français	liposome

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@misc{liposome_2026,
  title = {liposome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/liposome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}