Definitions for centriole
centriole
cen·tri·ole
Spelling: [sen-tree-ohl]
IPA: /ˈsɛn triˌoʊl/
Centriole is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 511 anagrams from letters in centriole (ceeilnort).
Definitions for centriole
noun
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a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
Origin of centriole
First recorded in 1895-1900; centri- + -ole1