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organelle

Noun CEFR B2
ˌɔɹ.ɡənˈɛl

Definitions

A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).

Equivalents

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Catalàorgànul
Galegoorgánulo
Bahasa Indonesiaorganel
Қазақ тіліорганоид
ភាសាខ្មែរធាតុកោសិកា
Nederlandsorganel
Svenskaorganell
Türkçeorganel
Українськаорганела
Tiếng Việtbảo quản

Examples

Like organelles within a single cell, whole new specializations began to develop.”
The close analogies between DNA-containing eukaryotic cell organelles and microbial symbionts require revision of classic cell theory, wrote Scwemmler and Schenk (1980) on introducing the field of endocytobiology.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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