CENTRIOLE


Meaning of CENTRIOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsen-trē-ˌōl ]

noun

Etymology: German Zentriol, from Zentrum center

Date: circa 1896

: one of a pair of cellular organelles that occur especially in animals, are adjacent to the nucleus, function in the formation of the spindle apparatus during cell division, and consist of a cylinder with nine microtubules arranged peripherally in a circle — see cell illustration

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