caveola
caveola noun: a small (50–100 nanometer) invagination of the plasma membrane in many vertebrate cell types.
Noun
caveola (plural caveolae)
- A small (50–100 nanometer) invagination of the plasma membrane in many vertebrate cell types.
caveola meaning in Tamil
caveola in Tamil
- சிறுகுழிவு, சிறுபள்ளம்
Forms of caveola
| plural | caveolae |
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Origin of caveola
Learned borrowing from New Latin caveola, constructed from cavea (“hollow, cavity; cage”) + -ola (diminutive suffix). Doublet of jail, which is from Late Latin caveola, an earlier, natural formation of the same term. More at cave, cavum, cava and cage.
Words formed from caveola
Words that rhyme with caveola
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Questions about caveola
- What does caveola mean?
- Caveola means a small (50–100 nanometer) invagination of the plasma membrane in many vertebrate cell types.
- What is caveola in Tamil?
- Caveola in Tamil is சிறுகுழிவு, சிறுபள்ளம். See Caveola meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is caveola?
- Caveola is a noun.
- What is the plural of caveola?
- The plural of caveola is caveolae.
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