Defenition of the word organelle
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Defenition of the word organelle
- A specialized subunit within a cell that has a specific function, and is separately enclosed within its own lipid membrane.
- a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
- a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
Synonyms for the word organelle
Meronymys for the word organelle
Hyponyms for the word organelle
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- cell nucleus
- centriole
- chondriosome
- cilium
- karyon
- lysosome
- mitochondrion
- nucleole
- nucleolus
- nucleus
- ribosome
Hypernyms for the word organelle
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