Centriole Definition

sĕntrē-ōl
noun
A small, dense structure in the middle of the centrosome: it doubles before mitosis, and each part forms the center of an aster during mitosis.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Centriole

Noun

Singular:
centriole
Plural:
centrioles

Origin of Centriole

  • New Latin centriolum diminutive of Latin centrum center center

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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CCECEN

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ELEOLE

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