nucleolated

adjective

nu·​cle·​o·​lat·​ed

n(y)üˈklēəˌlātəd,

ˈn(y)üklēəˌ-

variants or less commonly nucleolate

-ˌlāt,

-lə̇t

: having a nucleolus or nucleoli

Word History

Etymology

nucleolated from New Latin nucleolus + English -ate + -ed; nucleolate International Scientific Vocabulary nucleol- + -ate

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