n.
Pronunciation: ' l ī -p ə - ˌ s ō m, ' li-
Function: noun
Date: 1968
: an artificial vesicle composed of one or more concentric phospholipid bilayers and used especially to deliver microscopic substances (as drugs or DNA) to body cells
– li · po · so · mal \ ˌ l ī -p ə - ' s ō -m ə l, ˌ li- \ adjective