English Explanatory Dictionary

melanotubule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tubule, formed from thickened melanofilaments, that develops into a melanosome.

Word forms

melanotubule melanotubules

Etymology

Etymology tree English melano- Latin tuba Latin tubus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin tubuluslbor. English tubule English melanotubule From melano- + tubule.

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