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Meaning of organelle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌɔɹ.ɡənˈɛl/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Čeština organela
Suomi soluelin
Français organite
Bahasa Indonesia organel
日本語 細胞小器官
한국어 세포소기관
Nederlands organel
Português organela organelo
Svenska organell
Türkçe organel
Українська органела
Tiếng Việt bảo 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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