Meanings
nounmicrotubule (plural microtubules)
plural microtubules
- A small tube made of protein and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Latintuba
- Latintubus
- Latintubulu
- Englishtubule
- Englishmicrotubule
Translations
Catalan microtúbul
- microtúbulmicroscopic tube in cells
Czech mikrotubulus
- mikrotubulusmicroscopic tube in cells
Finnish mikrotubulus, mikroputki
- mikrotubulusmicroscopic tube in cells
- mikroputkimicroscopic tube in cells
French microtubule
- microtubulemicroscopic tube in cells
German Mikrotubulus
- Mikrotubulusmicroscopic tube in cells
Hungarian mikrotubulus
- mikrotubulusmicroscopic tube in cells
Italian microtubulo
- microtubulomicroscopic tube in cells
Persian ریزلوله
- ریزلوله (rizlule)microscopic tube in cells
Polish mikrotubula
- mikrotubulamicroscopic tube in cells
Portuguese microtúbulo
- microtúbulomicroscopic tube in cells
Spanish microtúbulo
- microtúbulomicroscopic tube in cells
Swedish mikrotubul, mikrotubulus
- mikrotubulmicroscopic tube in cells
- mikrotubulusmicroscopic tube in cells
Cite this entry
APA
microtubule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtubule
MLA
“microtubule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtubule. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microtubule,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtubule.
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