NUCLEOLUS
\njˌuːklɪˈə͡ʊləs], \njˌuːklɪˈəʊləs], \n_j_ˌuː_k_l_ɪ__ˈəʊ_l_ə_s]\
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By Noah Webster.
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Plasmosome; a small mass of stainable (oxyphilic) material within the substance of the nucleus of a cell; it is usually single, but there may be from two to five nucleoli.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
Word of the day
flame-bearer
- One who bears flame or light; name given to members a genus humming birds, from their being furnished with tuft flery crimson-colored feathers round neck like gorget. little flame-bearer inhabits inner side extinct volcano Chiriqui, in Veragua, about 9000 feet above the level of sea. It measures only 1/2 inches length. There are various other species, all tropical American.