Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nucleolus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: nu-cle-o-lus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucle(us) Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -olus English nucleolus From nucle(us) + Latin -olus.

Inflected Forms

nucleoli (plural)

Derived Forms

amphinucleolus endonucleolus nucleolar nucleolic nucleoliform nucleoloid paranucleolus perinucleolus

Synonyms

nucleole

Rhymes With

malleolus alveolus

Questions

What does nucleolus mean?: A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
Where does nucleolus come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucle(us) Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -olus English nucleolus From nucle(us) + Latin -olus.

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