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Organelle

//ˌɔɹ.ɡənˈɛl// noun

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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

Etymology

From organ + -elle.

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