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Cell organelles that start with C
Looking for cell organelles that begin with C? Here are 17 of them in alphabetical order, from “Capsule” to “Cytosol”.
Cell organelles that begin with C
- Capsule
- Carboxysome
- Cell membranealso Plasma membrane
- Cell wall
- Centriole
- Centrosome
- Chloroplast
- Chromatin
- Chromatophore
- Chromoplast
- Chromosome
- Cilium
- Contractile vacuole
- Cristae
- Cytoplasm
- Cytoskeleton
- Cytosol
About this list
- C is the most common first letter in this list: 17 of the 63 cell organelles (27%).
- Shortest: “Cilium”. Longest: “Contractile vacuole”.
- 3 names have more than one word.
- 1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many cell organelles start with C?
- 17 of the 63 cell organelles in Icillion start with C, for example Chloroplast, Cell membrane and Cell wall.
- What is the longest name among cell organelles that start with C?
- The longest is “Contractile vacuole” and the shortest is “Cilium”.
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