organelles

1. Parts of a cell that store food, discharge waste, produce energy , or perform other functions analogous to what organs do in large living things.

Example Sentences

It would mark the first time synthetic vaults have been injected into humans, and perhaps the beginning of a new turn in the spotlight for these mysterious organelles.

From Science Magazine

In addition, reduced ergosterol levels also trigger a second "self-destruct" pathway, which causes the cell to "self-eat" its own nuclei and other vital organelles -- a process known as macroautophagy.

From Science Daily

Mitochondria, the energy-generating organelles in cells, can over time suffer damage because of reactive oxygen species, the noxious byproducts of metabolism, or other causes.

From Science Magazine

Plant cells possess a whole host of specialized structures known as organelles, of which two particularly important ones are the chloroplasts and mitochondria.

From Science Daily

Scientists have long studied membrane-bound compartments, called organelles, in plant cells, such as the Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, and most significantly, the nucleus, where DNA gets copied and transcribed into RNA.

From Science Daily