microbody
Cell Biol.
noun
A small organelle, especially a peroxisome.
Origin
1950s.
- pistomesite
- piston
- piston bellows
- piston core
- piston corer
- piston core sampler
- piston drill
- piston engine
- piston-engined
- piston head
- piston-like
- piston packing
- pistonphone
- piston pin
- piston pump
- piston ring
- piston rod
- piston sampler
- piston slap
- piston sleeve
- piston valve
- piston wheel
- piston whistle
- pistou
- pisé