quantasome

quantasome [kwahn-tuh-sohm] noun Cell Biology.

1. any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.

quantasome in Science quantasome [kwŏn′tə-sōm′]

1. One of numerous granules located on the inner lamellar surface of a chloroplast and thought to be involved in the light reactions of photosynthesis.