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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

microsome \microsome\ n. (Cell biology) a tiny granule in the cytoplasm of a cell; it consists of ribosomes bound to fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

microsome n 1: a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA