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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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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