calciosome etymology

English word calciosome comes from English -some, English calcio- ((chemistry) Of, relating to or containing calcium.)

Detailed word origin of calciosome

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-some English (eng) Characterized by some specific condition or quality. Used to form a word indicating a group with a certain small number of members A body A chromosome.
calcio- English (eng) (chemistry) Of, relating to or containing calcium.
calciosome English (eng) A sarcoplasmic reticulum-like organelle involved in intracellular calcium-handling by non-muscle cells.

Words with the same origin as calciosome

Descendants of -some
awesome awesomely awesomeness bothersome burdensome clawsome cumbersome dumb sauce fearsome floatsome foursome leafsome lifesome lonesome meddlesome ogglesome oxysome pitysome quarrelsome selfsome tiresome troublesome wandersome wearisome worrisome
Descendants of calcio-
calcioandyrobertsite calcioaravaipaite calciobetafite calcioburbankite calciocopiapite calcioferrite calciohilairite calciotantite calciotropic calciouranoite calciovolborthite