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nucleole

nucleole is the alternative form of nucleolus.

Meaning of nucleolus

Noun

nucleolus (plural nucleoli)

  1. A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
    Synonyms:
    nucleole

Forms of nucleole

pluralnucleoles

Questions about nucleole

What is nucleole the alternative form of?
Nucleole is the alternative form of nucleolus.

Words near nucleole in the dictionary

  1. nucleokinesis
  2. nucleokinetic
  3. nucleolar
  4. nucleolate
  5. nucleolated
  6. nucleole
  7. nucleoles
  8. nucleoli
  9. nucleolic
  10. nucleoliform
  11. nucleolin

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