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.