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Nucleolus
Nu-cle′o-lus
,Noun.
pl.
Nucleoli
(#)
. [L., a little nut, dim. of
nucleus
.] 1.
A little nucleus.
2.
(Biol.)
A small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan.
☞ It was termed by Agassiz the entoblast. In the protozoa, where it may be situated on one side of the nucleus, it is sometimes called the endoplastule, and is supposed to be concerned in the male part of the reproductive process. See
Nucleus
. Definition 2024
nucleolus
nucleolus
English
Noun
nucleolus (plural nucleoli)
Nucleus of a cell with a nucleolus
- (cytology) A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
Translations
part of nucleus of a cell
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