centrosome

English

Etymology

centro- +‎ -some

Noun

centrosome (plural centrosomes)

1. (cytology) An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules

Derived terms

• centrosomal, centrosomally
• centrosomic
• telocentrosome

Translations

organelle that controls the organization of its microtubules

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 中心體／中心体 (zh) (zhōngxīntǐ)

• French: centrosome (fr) m
• German: Zentrosom n
• Hungarian: centroszóma, sejtközpont (hu)
• Italian: centrosoma (it) m
• Spanish: centrosoma m
• Tagalog: gitlawas
• Turkish: sentrozom (tr)

Anagrams

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French

Noun

centrosome m (plural centrosomes)

1. centrosome

Further reading

• “centrosome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.