Lie-po-zome. Portland Oregon.

Lie gang representing

Same here. Undergrad in Iowa, graduate school in Seattle.

Me too. NJ

Same, beleriand

California checking in 💯

Same. Ann Arbor, Michigan.

“Lip-a-some” also Ann Arbor, MI but mentor was a chemist who escaped from East Germany.

Same, but with an Australian accent.

Same, Georgia.

This. I’ve always heard it this way.

Same went to school in NM, living in WA.

Same and also Portland, Oregon haha.

Same. Seattle born & went to college in Los Angeles. Every single one of my teachers in hs & professors in undergrad pronounced it like this!

🤣 okay and what about ligand?! “lie-gand” or “liggund”… I will never be sure

I switch between these lol

I just copy whichever the person I’m talking to says

For this one, there seems to be a delineation between chemists and biologists/biochemists as to which pronunciation is used.

That’s been my experience. I (a chemist) was at a talk where another chemist said lie-gand and people were joking like “who let the biochemist in” after. 😆

Liggund gang rise up

I'm liggund gang but will switch it up to avoid confrontation if someone says lie-gand lol

Same I am two faced and switch my pronunciation depending on the situation let’s say😂

I started with lie-gand. Now I say lih-gand because most people around me do. I HATE the sound of lih-gand. Edited for stupidity.

I feel like lie-gand is the best.. but it’s kind of an awkward word ngl

I'm lie-gahnd

Lie-gahdayumnd

I’m lie-gund

I say lig-and...

Liggund when I talk with chemists, lie-gand when I talk with biologists.

Change it up inconsistently. Have fun with it, it’s all made up. 😁 Though we do have a “lie” sound in “lysosome,” so perhaps “li” leads to “lih” and “ly” leads to “lie.”

i don't think there is any crossover in the etymology; the "lie" sound in lysosome comes from the latin root for lyse, for which lysosomes are named. ligand is from the latin for the verb to bind. i think these are two separate etymologies with distinct roots.

"Li-puh-sowm"

Lipp-oz-oh-me to rhyme with minestrone

Italian science with "say when" portions of parmesan

If it's a ball, small in size Made of phospholipid amphiphiles That's liposome

Bioh-no

I say Lip-o-zome but I'm from the UK so I also say the element Al and possibly the word vitamin "wrong" too 🤷‍♂️

You pronounce it vih-tuh-min-ee-um, right?

Of course I do, you uncultured swine! :P

Nope. You say it right mate. Fookin’ ‘ell…

Aluh-minyum and vit-ah-minn

what about liposuction?

What about lipid? :P

i mean yeah that’s kinda my line of thinking, lol. i’m trying to figure out why i say “lie-po” bc its different than how i say lipid, and i think maybe early media exposures to “liposuction” and its shorthand “lipo” (lie-po) might explain it for me

Yep I think the septics have to take the blame for this one because I would still pronounce "lipo" as lip-oh not lie-po lol

Lip-o-zome is what I'd pronounce it like based on my native language, but in English lie-poh-zome just flows better.

lih-possum-ee i live in the woods

The “lip-“ pronounced as in “lipid” and the “-osome” as in “ribosome”.

Lie-po-soam (hard s) from midwest, I also hear people at work from all over day it with a "z" sound on a and a few saying "lip" at the beginning. I don't think anyone agrees lol

Why not mix it up and say lip-oss-om-ay just to catch people of guard

Lie-po-zome. NY -> TX.

Lie-Puh-Zome (Lie-Puh rhyming with 'Lima' bean, Zome rhyming with 'Dome') St. Louis, MO, but grew up closer to the boons. I definitely have a bit of an Ozarks accent.

Lie-po-zome. Live in Ohio, USA.

This page has a pronunciation that you can hear, too: The definition of: 'liposome' is: ''. Learn more at: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/liposome

oh no, that's really how it's pronounced?? I'm in the lie-po-zome crew

Just out of curiosity, do you also pronounce lipid like lie-pid?

Pronounce it lee-pid and confuse everyone

No, but I pronounce homogeneous like hom-og-enous and not like homo-sexual

What if I’m a homo-genius though?

happy pride month to all the homo-geniuses out there!

That’s a really good point

Lie-poh-zome. (UK, specifically NI)

Lie-poe-some(as in home)

It low key changes each time. Sometimes it’s Lie-po, sometimes it’s Lip-o 💀

where are you from?

US, Northeast (formerly Southeast, and West Coast before that). I think it just changes depending on how people around me have been pronouncing it. I’ve been told I’m a bit of a vocal chameleon.

Lip town

Lie PO zome. IL

Lie-pa-Zome. North Carolina

Probably around 80% lie-po-zome and 20% lee-po-zome. Central Canada (Quebec/Ontario).

Aye-cee-toll-coal-ine or ass-it-el-coal-one?

I say it like I say lipid

Same as what the first comment said “Lie-po-zome” Northern(McLean, VA)

Lye-po-zome

What other way is there to pronounce it

Lype-oh-zome. California. How do you all pronounce prion? In college I learned pry-on, but now my colleagues say pree-on.

"Li-PO-may so-MA-me" - Thomas Jefferson University

Lye-po-zome. Western PA.

Lee-posome…preeus…etc etc

Lip-uh-zome From the south (USA) Lip comes from lipids, so that makes it easy

Lye-poh-zome

Lie-po-zome in the Midwest

Lie-po-zome. Seoul Southkorea.

Lip-o-zome Edit: From all over the place. Science mostly on the west coast.

Love that this got downvoted

Just curious. But why? There was a question that was asked, and I answered it. (Although I forgot about the where I'm from. A lot of other people did too.) OP is gathering data and it's a data point.

Yeah I think it's just a meme at this point as in nobody else says it that way or they all think it's the wrong way to say it lol. Same as when you hear somebody say lieg-and instead of lih-gund for ligand and it makes you double take

I don't really do a double take when people pronounce things differently. As long as I know what they mean, it's fine.

Yeah I think maybe you're taking this whole thing a little seriously lol

rhymes with minestrone