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Vesicle
01
a small, membrane-bound sac within a cell, involved in the transport, storage, or release of substances
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
vesicles
Examples
Peroxisomes are vesicles containing enzymes that participate in various metabolic processes, including the breakdown of fatty acids.
