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Word: Centriole
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from modern Latin centriolum, diminutive of centrum (see centre)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɛntrɪəʊl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
each of a pair of minute cylindrical organelles near the nucleus in animal cells, involved in the development of spindle fibres in cell division.
Short Definition:each of pair of minute cylindrical organelles near nucleus in animal cells
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