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plasmosome

[ plaz-muh-sohm ]

noun

Cell Biology.
  1. a true nucleolus, as distinguished from a karyosome.


plasmosome

/ ˈæəˌəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for nucleolus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plasmosome1

First recorded in 1885–90; plasmo- + -some 3

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