'Nucleole' definitions:
Definition of 'nucleole'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis [syn: nucleolus, nucleole]
Definition of 'Nucleole'
From: GCIDE
- Nucleole \Nu"cle*ole\, n. [See Nucleolus.] The nucleus within a nucleus; nucleolus. [1913 Webster]