"cellulosome" meaning in All languages combined

See cellulosome on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cellulosomes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cellulosome (plural cellulosomes)
  1. (biochemistry) A complex of enzymes that degrade the polysaccharide surface of cells and mediate cell attachment Wikipedia link: cellulosome Categories (topical): Enzymes Related terms: cellulosomic, cellulosomics
    Sense id: en-cellulosome-en-noun-LN1ahnhh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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