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basal body

basal body noun: a cellular organelle, similar to a centriole, associated with the formation of cilia and flagella.

Noun

basal body (plural basal bodies)

  1. A cellular organelle, similar to a centriole, associated with the formation of cilia and flagella.

basal body meaning in Tamil

basal body in Tamil

அடித்தள உடல், உடலின் அடிப்பகுதி

Forms of basal body

pluralbasal bodies

Questions about basal body

What does basal body mean?
Basal body means a cellular organelle, similar to a centriole, associated with the formation of cilia and flagella.
What is basal body in Tamil?
Basal body in Tamil is அடித்தள உடல், உடலின் அடிப்பகுதி. See Basal body meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is basal body?
Basal body is a noun.
What is the plural of basal body?
The plural of basal body is basal bodies.

Words near basal body in the dictionary

  1. Basak
  2. Basak Pardo
  3. Basak San Nicolas
  4. basal
  5. basal bodies
  6. basal body
  7. basal bristle
  8. basal bristles
  9. basal cell
  10. basal cell carcinoma
  11. basal cell carcinomas

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