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centriole

/ˈsɛntɹɪˌəʊl/

centriole noun: a barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cells, important in the process of mitosis (nuclear division).

Noun

centriole (plural centrioles)

  1. A barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cells, important in the process of mitosis (nuclear division).
    • The aster is at this period closely similar to those of Ascaris at certain periods, as figured by Boveri, and the red mass with its central group of granules corresponds exactly, I think, to Boveri's "centrosome" with its "Centralkorn" or "centriole" ("centrosphere" with its "centrosome" in...1895, Edmund B. Wilson, “Archoplasm, centrosome, and chromatin in the sea-urchin egg”, in Journal of Morphology, volume 11, number 1

centriole meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian

centriole in Tamil

நுண்ணியதொரு கோளம், மையவுருச் சிறு வெற்றிடம், செண்ட்ரியோல், புன்மையத்தி, நடுமணித்திரள்

centriole in Tagalog

barrel shaped microtubule
gitbutil

centriole in Indonesian

barrel shaped microtubule
sentriol

Forms of centriole

pluralcentrioles

Origin of centriole

From Latin centriolum, diminutive of centrum. English equivalent centri- + -ole.

Words formed from centriole

Questions about centriole

What does centriole mean?
Centriole means a barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cells, important in the process of mitosis (nuclear division).
What is centriole in Tamil?
Centriole in Tamil is நுண்ணியதொரு கோளம், மையவுருச் சிறு வெற்றிடம், செண்ட்ரியோல். See Centriole meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is centriole?
Centriole is a noun.
How do you pronounce centriole?
Centriole is pronounced /ˈsɛntɹɪˌəʊl/.
What is the plural of centriole?
The plural of centriole is centrioles.

Words near centriole in the dictionary

  1. centring
  2. centrings
  3. centrins
  4. centriogenesis
  5. centriolar
  6. centriole
  7. centrioles
  8. centriolin
  9. centriologenesis
  10. centripedal
  11. centripetal

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