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Phrases 20
- mitotic spindleA structure of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton involved in mitosis and meiosis.
- spindle neuronOne of a class of neurons with a spindle-shaped soma, a single apical axon, and a single dendrite.
- muscle spindleA stretch receptor within the body of a skeletal muscle that detects changes in the length of the muscle.
- spindle treeAny of certain trees or any species belonging to the Euonymus genus, a group of flowering plants in the staff vine family.
- spindle-shapedTapering at each end.
- central spindleA microtubule-based structure, which forms between segregating chromosomes during anaphase where the two sets of microtubules, emanating from opposite halves of the cell, overlap, and become arranged into antiparallel bundles.
- Japanese spindleA spindle tree of species Euonymus japonicus, native to Japan, Korea and China.
- sleep spindleA burst of oscillatory brain activity during stage 2 sleep.
- spindle cellA cell in a tumour of mesenchymal origin.
- spindle cellsplural of spindle cell: A cell in a tumour of mesenchymal origin.
- spindle neuronsplural of spindle neuron: One of a class of neurons with a spindle-shaped soma, a single apical axon, and a single dendrite.
- spindle poisonA poison that disrupts cell division by affecting the protein threads that connect the centromere regions of chromosomes, known as spindles.
- spindle diagramA diagram showing diversity of taxa through time by the thickness of lines, often as part of a cladogram.
- spindle diagramsplural of spindle diagram: A diagram showing diversity of taxa through time by the thickness of lines, often as part of a cladogram.
- spindle treesplural of spindle tree: Any of certain trees or any species belonging to the Euonymus genus, a group of flowering plants in the staff vine family.
- spindle toxinsplural of spindle toxin: A poison that disrupts cell division by affecting the protein threads that connect the centromere regions of chromosomes, known as spindles.
- spindle toxinSynonym of spindle poison: A poison that disrupts cell division by affecting the protein threads that connect the centromere regions of chromosomes, known as spindles.
- spindle-leggedHaving spindly legs.
- spindle poisonsplural of spindle poison: A poison that disrupts cell division by affecting the protein threads that connect the centromere regions of chromosomes, known as spindles.
- spindle-shankedThin and lanky, with long legs.
Compound words 21
- spindleworkDecorative trim around a porch.
- antispindleThat reacts with the spindles of microtubules
- hemispindleEither of a pair of structures formed from division of a centriole during mitosis that move apart to form a spindle
- minispindleA small spindle (in any of several contexts)
- multispindleInvolving more than one spindle.
- perispindleSurrounding a spindle
- spindlefulEnough to fill a spindle.
- spindlehornSynonym of saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)
- spindlelikeResembling or characteristic of a spindle.
- spindlemakerA manufacturer of spindles.