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nucleolysis

nucleolysis noun: the destruction of a nucleus.

Noun

nucleolysis (uncountable)

  1. The destruction of a nucleus
  2. The hydrolysis of a nucleic acid

Origin of nucleolysis

From nucleo- + -lysis.

Words formed from nucleolysis

Questions about nucleolysis

What does nucleolysis mean?
Nucleolysis means the destruction of a nucleus.
What part of speech is nucleolysis?
Nucleolysis is a noun.

Words near nucleolysis in the dictionary

  1. nucleolocytoplasmic
  2. nucleoloid
  3. nucleolus
  4. nucleolysin
  5. nucleolysins
  6. nucleolysis
  7. nucleolytic
  8. nucleolytically
  9. nucleome
  10. nucleomegaly
  11. nucleomes

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