melanotubule

English

Etymology

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

    From melano- +‎ tubule.

    Noun

    melanotubule (plural melanotubules)

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