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microtubule

/mˈaɪkɹˌoʊtˈubjul/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cro-tubule
IPA
/mˈaɪkɹˌoʊtˈubjul/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small tube made of protein and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Latin tuba Latin tubus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin tubuluslbor. English tubule English microtubule From micro- + tubule.

Inflected Forms

microtubules (plural)

Derived Forms

antimicrotubular antimicrotubule intermicrotubule microtubular

Frequently Paired Words

microtubulin microfilament

Rhymes With

tubule

Questions

How do you pronounce microtubule?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈaɪkɹˌoʊtˈubjul/.
What does microtubule mean?
A small tube made of protein and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.
Where does microtubule come from?
Etymology tree English micro- Latin tuba Latin tubus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin tubuluslbor. English tubule English microtubule From micro- + tubule.

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