Endoplasmic Reticulum Definition
ĕndə-plăzmĭk
noun
A system of folded membranes, channels, and flattened sacs in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, involved in the synthesis, storage, and transport of various substances necessary to cell function: as the point of attachment for ribosomes, it is especially associated with protein synthesis.
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Noun
Singular:
endoplasmic reticulum
Plural:
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