centriole
noun/ˈsentriəʊl/
/ˈsentriəʊl/
(biology)- a structure in a cell that helps the cell to divide into two partsTopics Biologyc2Word Originmid 19th cent.: from modern Latin centriolum, diminutive of centrum.
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