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Definition: Nucleolus |
NucleolusNoun1. A small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; nucleoli contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Nucleolus \Nu*cle"o*lus\, noun; plural Nucleoli. [Latin expression, little nut, diminutive of nucleus.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Health | A small dense body (sub organelle) within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, visible by phase contrast and interference microscopy in live cells throughout interphase. Contains RNA and protein and is the site of synthesis of ribosomal RNA. (references) |
Medicine | A small dense body(sub organelle)within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, visible by phase contrast and interference microscopy in live cells throughout interphase. Contains RNA and protein and is the site of synthesis of ribosomal RNA. The nucleolus surrounds a region of one or more chromosomes(the nucleolar organiser)in which are repeated copies of the DNA coding for ribosomal RNA. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonym: NucleolusSynonym: nucleole (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Centrality | Core, kernel; nucleus, nucleolus; heart, pole axis, bull's eye; nave, navel; umbilicus, backbone, marrow, pith; vertebra, vertebral column; hotbed; concentration; (convergence); centralization; symmetry. |
Middle | Noun: middle, midst, mediety, mean; medium, middle term; center; mid-course; mezzo termine; juste milieu; halfway house, nave, navel, omphalos; nucleus, nucleolus. |
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Crosswords: Nucleolus |
| English words defined with "nucleolus": Endoplastule, Entosthoblast ♦ Germinal spot ♦ karyolymph ♦ Nucleolar, nucleolar organizer, Nucleoli, nucleolus organizer ♦ Paranucleus, Polynucleolar. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "nucleolus": Cell Nucleolus ♦ Nuclear Matrix, Nucleolus Organizer Region ♦ Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear, RNA, Small Nucleolar. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "nucleolus": Binucleolate ♦ Nucleole. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Nucleolus" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (Cell Nucleolus, nucleoli, nucleolus). |
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 | Shown is a chart of characteristics comparing normal and cancer cells' cytoplasm, nucleus, nucleolus and chromatin. See artwork: GR-23.Credit: Pat Kenny (artist). |  | This is an illustration of a cluster of normal cells showing the nucleus, nucleolus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum and vacuoles.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
 | This is a histological slide of a normal cell. The cell membrane, nucleus and the nucleolus are all distinguishable.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. | ||
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Expressions using "nucleolus": Cell Nucleolus ♦ nucleolus organizer ♦ Nucleolus Organizer Region. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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nucleolus | 22 |
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| Language | Translations for "nucleolus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | nukleole, nucleolus, kernelegeme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | nucleolus, kernlichaampje. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | nukleolus, nukleoli, nucleolus, tumajyvänen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | nucléole, organite nucléaire dans lequel est synthétisés l'ARN ribosomique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Nucleolus, Kernkörperchen (nucleole). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πυρηνίσκος. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | nucleolo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 小" (RNA nucleolus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | かくしょうたい (RNA nucleolus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ucleolusnay nucleolo. (various references) çekirdekçik. (various references) ядерце. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | nucleolus. (various references) |
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"Nucleolus" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nucleous. (additional references) | |
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| Words rhyming with "nucleolus" (pronounced 'Nu*cle"o*lus'): Abaculus, AEolus, Alto-cumulus, Alveolus, Angelus, Annulus, Articulus, Asilus, Astragalus, Bacillus, Baetulus, Bolus, Bucephalus, Callus, Canaliculus, Carolus, Cauliculus, Clitellus, Crotalus, Cucullus, Discobolus, Dolus, Dracunculus, Embolus, Entellus, Fasciculus, Flocculus, funiculus, Gladiolus, Glomerulus, Gryllus, Hamulus, Hectocotylus, hilus, homunculus, Hydrocaulus, hydrocephalus, Iulus, Julus, Lienculus, Limulus, loculus, Malleolus, modiolus, modulus, Monomphalus, Nautilus, Nucellus, Obelus, Obolus. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-l-l-n-o-s-u-u" | |
-1 letter: nucellus. | |
-2 letters: counsel, locules, loculus, lunules, nucleus, ocellus, unclose. | |
-3 letters: cellos, clones, clonus, coleus, consul, ensoul, locule, lunule, oculus, oscule, ounces, sullen, uncles, unsell. | |
-4 letters: cello, cells, clone, clons, close, clues, coles, cones, conus, culls, enols, lenos, locus, losel, louse, luces, lulus, lunes, noels, nulls, onces, ounce, ousel, scone, scull, snell, socle, uncle, uncos. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-l-l-n-o-s-u-u" | |
+2 letters: uncalloused. | |
+4 letters: convolvuluses, incredulously. | |
+5 letters: contumeliously. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 75 63 6C 65 6F 6C 75 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. ..- -.-. .-.. . --- .-.. ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01110101 01100011 01101100 01100101 01101111 01101100 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N u c l e o l u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0075 0063 006C 0065 006F 006C 0075 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)488769787181788785 |
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