Liposome

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An artificial microscopic vesicle consisting of an aqueous core enclosed in one or more phospholipid layers, used to convey vaccines, drugs, enzymes, or other substances to target cells or organs.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. an aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular phospholipid membrane; a lipid vesicle
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cyst    vesicle   
    Form
    liposomal