nucleolus, nucleole
(noun) a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nucleolus (plural nucleoli)
(cytology) A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
Source: Wiktionary
Nu*cle"o*lus, n.; pl. Nucleoli. Etym: [L., a little nut, dim. of nucleus.]
1. A little nucleus.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: A small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan.
Note: It was termed by Agassiz the entoblast. In the protozoa, where it may be situated on one side of the nucleus, it is sometimes called the endoplastule, and is supposed to be concerned in the male part of the reproductive process. See Nucleus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 March 2025
(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”
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