microtubule

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ tubule

Noun

microtubule (plural microtubules)

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

Derived terms

• microtubular

Related terms

• microtubulin

Translations

microscopic tube in cells

• Catalan: microtúbul m
• Finnish: mikrotubulus, mikroputki
• French: microtubule (fr)
• Hungarian: mikrotubulus
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: microtubulo (it)
• Portuguese: microtúbulo (pt)
• Spanish: microtúbulo
• Swedish: mikrotubul (sv), mikrotubulus (sv)