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Nucleolus   Listen
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Nucleolus  n.  (pl. nucleoli)  
1.
A little nucleus.
2.
(Biol.) A small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan. Note: 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.





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... is a roundish body (n), which itself has a definite membrane, and usually shows one or more roundish bodies within, besides an indistinctly granular appearance. This body is called the nucleus of the cell, and the small one within it, the nucleolus. ...
— Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany - For High Schools and Elementary College Courses • Douglas Houghton Campbell


Words linked to "Nucleolus" :   nucleus, nucleolus organizer, organelle, nucleole


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