different between membranous vs magnetosome

English

From membrane +? -ous.

membranous (comparative more membranous, superlative most membranous)

(anatomy, zoology) Having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a membrane.
(medicine) Accompanying the formation of a usually abnormal membrane or membranous layer.
Thin, pliable, and often transparent.

“membranous”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
“membranous”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

magneto- +? -some

magnetosome (plural magnetosomes)

(biology) A membranous prokaryotic organelle, containing mineral crystals, present in magnetotactic bacteria

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