Organelle

/ˌɔɹ.ɡənˈɛl/

Synonyms for "organelle" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
cell componentcell organcell organelle

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
cell partcell structurecellular component

Related words (5)

Adjective(1 words)
cellular system components
Noun(4 words)
membrane bound organellenucleisubcellular bodysubcellular structure

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biological structurecellcell partorganstructure

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Collocations

5 entries
cellular organelleenergy producing organellemembrane bound organelleorganelle functionphotosynthetic organelle

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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.

Source: tatoeba (2749795)

The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is the organelle responsible for lipid synthesis.

Source: tatoeba (12231177)

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

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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