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nucleolus

  • noun

A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.

A kind of

  • cell organ

Related words

  • endonucleolus
  • nucleoliform
  • nucleoloid
  • amphinucleolus
  • paranucleolus
  • perinucleolus
  • nucleolar
  • nucleolic

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This definition is adapted from “nucleolus” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.