nucleolated

or nu·cle·o·late

[noo-klee-uh-ley-tid or noo-klee-uh-leyt, -lit; nyoo-, noo-klee-uh-, nyoo-]

adjective

containing a nucleolus or nucleoli.

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Origin of nucleolated

First recorded in 1840–50; nucleol(us) + -ate¹ + -ed³

Related formsmul·ti·nu·cle·o·late, adjectivemul·ti·nu·cle·o·lat·ed, adjective

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