nucleolar

[ noo-klee-uh-ler, nyoo-, noo-klee-oh-, nyoo- ]

adjective

, Cell Biology.

1. of, relating to, or forming a nucleolus.

Other Words From

• multi·nu·cleo·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nucleolar¹

First recorded in 1860–65; nucleol(us) + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

The nuclei in the yolk are knobbed bodies divided by a sponge work of septa into a number of areas each with a nucleolar body.

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