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melanotubule

melanotubule noun: a tubule, formed from thickened melanofilaments, that develops into a melanosome.

Noun

melanotubule (plural melanotubules)

  1. A tubule, formed from thickened melanofilaments, that develops into a melanosome.

Forms of melanotubule

pluralmelanotubules

Origin of melanotubule

From melano- + tubule.

Questions about melanotubule

What does melanotubule mean?
Melanotubule means a tubule, formed from thickened melanofilaments, that develops into a melanosome.
What part of speech is melanotubule?
Melanotubule is a noun.
What is the plural of melanotubule?
The plural of melanotubule is melanotubules.

Words near melanotubule in the dictionary

  1. melanotroph
  2. melanotrophs
  3. melanotropic
  4. melanotropin
  5. melanotropins
  6. melanotubule
  7. melanotubules
  8. melanotype
  9. melanotypes
  10. melanous
  11. melanovanadite

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