stroma
/ˈstroʊmə/
noun
- The supportive tissue or framework of an organ, gland, or other structure in the body, as opposed to its functional cells.
- In the eye, the corneal stroma gives the cornea its strength.
- The stroma of the ovary provides support for the developing eggs.
- Cancer can sometimes spread into the stroma surrounding a tumor.
- The colorless, semiliquid material inside a chloroplast where the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis occur.
- Enzymes in the stroma help build glucose during photosynthesis.
- The stroma contains the chloroplast's own DNA and ribosomes.
- Carbon dioxide is converted into sugars in the stroma of chloroplasts.
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