nucleole

Questions about nucleole

What does nucleole mean?

nucleole means "a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis".

How many syllables are in nucleole?

nucleole has 4 syllables and divides as nu-cle-o-le under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for nucleole?

Close synonyms include nucleolus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nucleole a common word?

nucleole is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.