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English noun: nucleolus

1. nucleolus (body) a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis


Synonymsnucleole


Broader (hypernym)cell organ, cell organelle, organelle


Part meronymcell nucleus, karyon, nucleus









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