CYTOSKELETON

cytoskeleton

(noun) a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cytoskeleton (plural cytoskeletons)

A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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