Nucleolus Common

Nucleolus has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis

nucleolus nucleole

A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.

See Also

extranucleolar paranucleus nucleoli amphinucleolus intranucleolar polynucleolar entosthoblast coilin

Related Terms

extranucleolar paranucleus nucleoli amphinucleolus intranucleolar polynucleolar entosthoblast coilin nucleophosmin multinucleolar mononucleolar binucleolated subnucleolar paraimmunoblast prenucleolar nucleolar nucleus perinucleolar amphiplasty conspicuous

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

organelle

Rhyming Words

plus ulus hilus zelus pilus talus polus dolus zulus solus milus malus tolus palus bolus obelus bellus cyclus pullus mullus

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