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  1. flagellum
    a lash-like appendage used for locomotion
  2. centrosome
    small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus
  3. cytoskeleton
    a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
  4. mercury fulminate
    a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
  5. microtubule
    a microscopically small tubule
  6. microbial
    relating to or caused by very small organisms, such as bacteria
  7. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  8. mitochondrion
    part of a cell involved in energy production
  9. lysosome
    a membrane-bound organelle containing digestive enzymes
  10. Golgi apparatus
    a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells
  11. ribosome
    a particle in a cell that helps synthesize proteins
  12. plasma membrane
    a thin membrane enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell
  13. nucleolus
    a round body in a cell that is involved in protein synthesis
  14. chromatin
    the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
  15. vacuole
    a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
  16. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  17. placoid
    as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks
  18. geranium
    any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
  19. stroma
    the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)
  20. plastid
    any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
  21. chloroplast
    organelle in which photosynthesis takes place
Created on 七月 15, 2010

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