organelle
pronunciation
How to pronounce organelle in British English:
UK [ˌɔ:gə'nel]
How to pronounce organelle in American English:
US [ˌɔgə'nel]
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- Noun:
- a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
Word Origin
- organelle (n.)
- 1909, from Modern Latin organella, a diminutive from Latin organum "instrument," in Medieval Latin "organ of the body" (see organ).
Example
- 1. Earlier studies had shown that a protein called gpp130 , which continually shuttles into and out of the golgi apparatus , enables the toxin to reach the organelle .
- 2. Reducing rice seed storage protein accumulation leads to changes in nutrient quality and storage organelle formation .
- 3. The role of the golgi apparatus in oxidative stress : is this organelle less significant than mitochondria ?
- 4. Mitochondrion is an essential organelle that plays a crucial role in energy production and cellular homeostasis .
- 5. The impact of ethanol on hepatocytes can be characterized as a condition of organelle stress with multifactorial changes in hepatocellular function accumulating during ethanol exposure .