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microtubule

noun

  1. hollow tubes of internal diameter 12-15 nm and external diameter 24 nm found in a wide variety of eukaryotic cells
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- Latin tubuluslbor. English tubule English microtubule From micro- + tubule.

  1. A small tube made of protein and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.