Organelle Definition

ôrgə-nĕl
organelles
noun
organelles
A discrete structure within a cell, as a chloroplast or centriole, characterized by having specialized functions, a usually distinctive chemical composition, and an identifying molecular structure.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • cell organ
  • cell organelle

Other Word Forms of Organelle

Noun

Singular:
organelle
Plural:
organelles

Origin of Organelle

  • New Latin organella diminutive of Medieval Latin organum organ of the body from Latin implement, tool organ

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

Organelle Sentence Examples

  • Appreciate the contribution and coordination of expression nuclear and organellar genomes in organelle biogenesis.

  • A chloroplast is an organelle in green plants containing the light harvesting pigment chlorophyll.

  • Organelle Just as bodies have organs, which are specialized tissues that do a specific job, so cells have organelle Just as bodies have organs, which are specialized tissues that do a specific job, so cells have organelles.

  • Nucleus a cell organelle which contains the chromosomes whose genes control the structure of proteins within the cell.

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