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a small, usually round structure found within the nucleus of a cell. It contains a high concentration of ribonucleic acid.
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nu|cle|o|lus
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cle — cle·chée; cle·oid; cle·o·me; cle·o·nus; cle·o·pat·ra; cle·ri·ci; cle·ro·den·dron; cle·ro·den·drum; cle·ro·man·cy; cle·ruch; cle·ru·chy; cle·rus; cle·thra; cle·thra·ce·ae; cle·ve s; col·li·cle; con·cep·ta·cle; con·i·cle; cor·a·cle; cor·ni·cle;… … English syllables
lus — abac·u·lus; aceph·a·lus; acer·vu·lus; ac·i·doph·i·lus; ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; ac·u·le·o·lus; aero·ba·cil·lus; aes·cu·lus; ag·ri·lus; al·a·lus; al·lo·phy·lus; al·ti·ca·me·lus; al·ve·o·lus; am·e·lus; amor·pho·phal·lus; am·phib·a·lus; amyg·da·lus;… … English syllables
nucleolus — nu·cle·o·lus … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
nu — ai·nu; ami·cro·nu·cle·ate; am·phi·nu·cle·us; an·nu·al·ist; an·nu·al·i·za·tion; an·nu·al·ize; an·nu·ary; an·nu·a·tion; an·nu·i·tant; an·nu·i·ty; an·nu·lar; an·nu·lar·ia; an·nu·lar·i·ty; an·nu·lary; an·nu·la·tion; an·nu·let; an·nu·lism;… … English syllables
nucleolus — 1. A small rounded mass within the cell nucleus where ribonucleoprotein is produced; it is usually single, but there may be several accessory nucleoli besides the principal one. The n. is composed of a meshwork (nucleolonema) of microfilaments… … Medical dictionary
nucleolus — nu•cle•o•lus [[t]nuˈkli ə ləs, nyu [/t]] n. pl. li [[t] ˌlaɪ[/t]] cbl a small, rounded body within the cell nucleus, functioning in ribosome manufacture • Etymology: 1835–45; < LL: small kernel =nucle(us) kernel (see nucleus) + olus ole I… … From formal English to slang
Nucleoli — Nucleolus Nu*cle o*lus, n.; pl. {Nucleoli}. [L., a little nut, dim. of nucleus.] 1. A little nucleus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) A small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan. [1913 Webster] Note: It was termed by Agassiz… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nucleolus — Nu*cle o*lus, n.; pl. {Nucleoli}. [L., a little nut, dim. of nucleus.] 1. A little nucleus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) A small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan. [1913 Webster] Note: It was termed by Agassiz the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nucleolus — ◆ Nu|cle|o|lus 〈m.; , o|li od. o|len; Biol.〉 = Nukleolus ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge nu|cl... kann in Fremdwörtern auch nuc|l... getrennt werden … Universal-Lexikon
