CENTRIOLE

centriole

(noun) one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

centriole (plural centrioles)

(biology) A barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cells, important in the process of mitosis (nuclear division).

Anagrams

• electrino, electrion, necrolite

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23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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