Meaning Of The Word Cytoskeleton

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Cytoskeleton? Find Cytoskeleton meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Cytoskeleton Meaning

Cytoskeleton Definition
Cytoskeleton Definition

What's The Definition Of Cytoskeleton?

cytoskeleton in American English
noun: a shifting lattice arrangement of structural and contractile components distributed throughout the cell cytoplasm, composed of microtubules, microfilaments, and larger filaments, functioning as a structural support and transport mechanism

cytoskeleton in British English
noun: a network of fibrous proteins that governs the shape and movement of a biological cell

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Shaving stick ‐ noun: a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender…
  • Whin ‐ furze; whinstone; noun; noun: any thorny or prickly…
  • Aegisthus ‐ the son of Thyestes and lover of Clytemnestra:…
  • Sorrowful ‐ full of sorrow; feeling, causing, or expressing…
  • Wood ear ‐ tree ear; noun; noun: an edible basidiomycetous…
  • Bats-wing coral-tree ‐ noun: a small tree, Erythrina verspertilio, of…
  • Carolina ‐ city in NE Puerto Rico, near San Juan: pop. 186,000…
  • Poultry farm ‐ noun: a farm on which domestic fowls, esp chickens…
  • Allenby ‐ ˈEdmund Henry Hynman (ˈhɪnmən ) 1st Viscount…
  • Barry ‐ a masculine name; noun: a male given name: from…