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Definition of Dictyosome

1. Noun. A netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions).

Definition of Dictyosome

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dictyosome

1. Organelle found in plant cells and functionally equivalent to the Golgi apparatus of animal cells. Origin: Gr. Soma = body This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Dictyosome

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1. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"Also known as a dictyosome. Grana: The lamellar stacks of chlorophyll-containing material in plant chloroplasts. ..."

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