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Definition of: nucleolus
(n
·klē′ə·ləs, ny-) noun plural ·li (-lī) Biol.
A dense body or bodies composed mostly of RNA found within the nucleus of a typical cell; plasmosome. [<LL, dim. of nucleus. See NUCLEUS.]
—nu·cle′o·lar adjective
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