Word Type

Noun

The word "organelle" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

interorganelle intraorganelle microrganelle multiorganelle organellar organellogenesis organellometry organellomics suborganelle

Derived From

organ

Context

cytology

Part Of (Holonyms)

cell

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

organ

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Golgi apparatus bacteriome basal body centrosome chloroplast cytostome endoplasmic reticulum leucoplast lysosome melanosome mitochondrion mitosome nucleus peroxisome ribosome vacuole

Type Of (IsA)

anatomical structure cell part internal body part organ

Part Of

cell

Related Terms

cell ribosome vacuole

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