nucleolocentrosome

noun

nu·​cle·​o·​lo·​centrosome

n(y)ü¦klēəˌlō+

: nucleocentrosome

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary nucleol- + centrosome; probably originally formed as German nucleolozentrosom

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