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centriole vs organelle

organelle vs centriole

centriole and organelle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
centriole Yes No No No
organelle Yes No No No
As nouns, organelle is a hypernym of centriole; that is, organelle is a word with a broader meaning than centriole:
  • centriole: one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
  • organelle: a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
Other hypernyms of centriole include cell organ, cell organelle.
centriole (noun) organelle (noun)
one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
Difference between centriole and organelle

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