nucleolus
noun
a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
nucleoli
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pluralof nucleolus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On the flip side, anti-aging strategies like calorie restriction, or eating less, result in smaller nucleoli.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Dr. Tyler and postdoctoral fellow Dr. J. Ignacio Gutierrez, the first author of the paper, suspected that keeping nucleoli small could delay aging.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
The community of molecules that come together enables emergent properties in the condensates, like internal pH in nucleoli.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
The nucleus contains one or more nucleoli, which serve as sites for ribosome synthesis.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Within the nucleus are often to be found one or two nucleoli with a relatively thick and deeply stained membrane.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers
