microtubule

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ tubule.

Noun

microtubule (plural microtubules)

1. A small tube made of protein and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.

Derived terms

• microtubular

Related terms

• microtubulin

Translations

microscopic tube in cells

• Catalan: microtúbul m
• Czech: mikrotubulus m
• Finnish: mikrotubulus, mikroputki
• French: microtubule (fr)
• German: Mikrotubulus m
• Hungarian: mikrotubulus
• Italian: microtubulo (it)
• Polish: mikrotubula f
• Portuguese: microtúbulo (pt)
• Spanish: microtúbulo
• Swedish: mikrotubul (sv), mikrotubulus (sv)

See also

• microfilament