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1. (n.) nucleolus
a small, rounded body within the cell nucleus, functioning in ribosome manufacture.
Etymology: (1835–45; < LL: small kernel =nucle(us) kernel (see nucleus ) +-olus -ole1)
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1. (noun) nucleolus, nucleole
a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis
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1. (noun) Nucleolus
a little nucleus
2. (noun) Nucleolus
a small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan
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