peroxisome
noun
per·ox·i·some
pə-ˈräk-sə-ˌsōm 
: a cytoplasmic cell organelle containing enzymes (such as catalase) which act in oxidative reactions and especially in the production and decomposition of hydrogen peroxide
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peroxisome
noun
per·ox·i·some
pə-ˈräk-sə-ˌsōm
: a cytoplasmic cell organelle containing enzymes (as catalase) which act especially in the production and decomposition of hydrogen peroxide
called also microbody
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