Synonyms & related words for organelle

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of organelle. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to organelle

Explore words related to organelle — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include chondriosome, mitochondrion, leucoplast, cytoplast, mitochondria, cytoplasm, nucleolus, centrosome. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does organelle come from?

The word organelle breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root organ-, from Greek organon (“tool, organ”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.