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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lys- + ³-some Date: 1955 a saclike cellular organelle that contains various hydrolytic enzymes — see cell illustration • lysosomal adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a cytoplasmic organelle in eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane. Etymology: LYSIS + -SOME(3)