centrosome
UK/ˈsɛntɹəˌsəʊm/US/ˈsentɹoʊˌsoʊm/
centrosome noun: an organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of animals (metazoans), that controls the organization of its microtubules.
Noun
centrosome (plural centrosomes)
- An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of animals (metazoans), that controls the organization of its microtubules.
- Synonyms:
- cytocenter, cytocentrum
centrosome meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Tagalog
centrosome in Hindi
- centrosome
- तारककाय tārakkāy
centrosome in Tamil
- சென்ட்ரோசோம், மையமூர்த்தம், மையமெய்யம்
centrosome in Tagalog
- organelle that controls the organization of its microtubules
- gitlawas
Synonyms of centrosome
Forms of centrosome
| plural | centrosomes |
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Origin of centrosome
From centro- + -some.
Words formed from centrosome
Questions about centrosome
- What does centrosome mean?
- Centrosome means an organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of animals (metazoans), that controls the organization of its microtubules.
- What is centrosome in Hindi?
- Centrosome in Hindi is तारककाय (tārakkāy). See Centrosome meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is centrosome?
- Centrosome is a noun.
- How do you pronounce centrosome?
- Centrosome is pronounced /ˈsɛntɹəˌsəʊm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of centrosome?
- The plural of centrosome is centrosomes.
Words near centrosome in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: centrosome (page history and authors); तारककाय (Hindi) (page history and authors); centrosome (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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