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microparasol

microparasol noun: a perinuclear complex of microtubules that protects the nucleus of a cell from damage by ultraviolet light.

Noun

microparasol (plural microparasols)

  1. A perinuclear complex of microtubules that protects the nucleus of a cell from damage by ultraviolet light

Forms of microparasol

pluralmicroparasols

Origin of microparasol

From micro- + parasol.

Questions about microparasol

What does microparasol mean?
Microparasol means a perinuclear complex of microtubules that protects the nucleus of a cell from damage by ultraviolet light.
What part of speech is microparasol?
Microparasol is a noun.
What is the plural of microparasol?
The plural of microparasol is microparasols.

Words near microparasol in the dictionary

  1. microparameters
  2. microparametric
  3. microparasite
  4. microparasites
  5. microparasitic
  6. microparasol
  7. microparasols
  8. micropark
  9. microparks
  10. microparsec
  11. microparsecs

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