Organelle

//ˌɔɹ.ɡənˈɛl// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).

    "Like organelles within a single cell, whole new specializations began to develop."

  2. 2
    a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ wordnet

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cell organcell organelleorganella

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"The levels of organization in Biology can be arranged in the following order: atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, system, organism, population, community, ecosystem and biosphere."

Etymology

From organ + -elle.

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