centriole
/ˈsɛntɹɪˌəʊl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.30 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cells, important in the process of mitosis (nuclear division).
Example Sentences
- "The aster is at this period closely similar to those of Ascaris at certain periods, as figured by Boveri, and the red mass with its central group of granules corresponds exactly, I think, to Boveri's "centrosome" with its "Centralkorn" or "centriole" ("centrosphere" with its "centrosome" in Strasburger's terminology)."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: centriolum