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

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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