Search Results for: granule
Basal granule
Basal granule --> basal body (Science: cell biology) structure found at the base of eukaryotic cilia and flagella... Read More
Storage granule
storage granule 1. (Science: cell biology) membrane bounded vesicles containing condensed secretory materials (often in an... Read More
Volutin granule
Definition noun, plural: volutin granules Any of the cytoplasmic granules consisting of polyphosphates, and function as food... Read More
Chromomere
Definition noun, plural: chromomeres (genetics) One of the beadlike granules that are arranged in a linear series along the... Read More
Spongioplasm
Definition noun (1) The network or reticulum formed by the fibrils or granules thinly scattered in the cytoplasm. (2) The... Read More
Nuclear body
Definition noun plural: nuclear bodies nu·cle·ar bod‧y, ˈnjuː.kli.ər ˈbɒdi Any of the prominent non-membraned,... Read More
Lipofuscin
Definition noun, plural: lipofuscins (cell biology) Any of the minute, yellow-brown, lipogenic pigment granules that... Read More
Refractile
Definition adjective (1) Of, pertaining to, or relating to refraction. (2) Capable of refracting; having the ability to... Read More
Metachromasia
Definition noun (1) A property of a dye in which the resulting color of the stain is different from the color of the dye... Read More
Granulocyte
Definition noun, plural: granulocytes A leukocyte characterized by the presence of numerous staining granules in the... Read More
Connective tissue
Definition noun, plural: connective tissues The animal tissue that chiefly originates from the embryonic mesoderm, and... Read More
Olfactory nerve
Definition noun, plural: olfactory nerves The cranial nerve comprised of sensory nerve fibers that carry impulses for the... Read More
Mitochondrion
Mitochondrion Definition What are mitochondria? The term “mitochondrion” comes from the two words of the Greek... Read More
Nucleoplasm
Definition noun plural: nucleoplasm nu·cle·o·plasm, ˈnjuːklɪəˌplæzəm (cell biology) The protoplasm of the... Read More