melanotubule

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree

    English melano-

    Latin tuba


    Latin tubus

    Proto-Indo-European *-lós


    Proto-Italic *-elos


    Latin -ulus



    English tubule


    English melanotubule

    melano- +‎ tubule

    Noun

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    melanotubule (plural melanotubules)

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