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Organelle Common

Organelle has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ

"the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"

2

A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organ
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cilium lysosome nucleus nucleolus mitochondrion centriole ribosome
Rhyming Words
lle alle mlle ille elle olle kille mille ville wille belle molle tulle celle bulle rille fille lille valle balle
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