[ ˌnju:klɪ'əʊləs ]
■ noun ( plural nucleoli -lʌɪ ) Biology a small dense spherical structure in a cell nucleus during interphase.
Derivatives
nucleolar adjective
Origin
C19: from late L., dimin. of L. nucleus (see nucleus ).
NUCLEOLUS
Meaning of NUCLEOLUS in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004