binucleolated means having two nucleoli. It carries an Arena rating of 1329, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
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Why “binucleolated” is a great word
Containing two distinct nucleoli within a cell nucleus. From the prefix bi- (meaning "two") + nucleolated (meaning "having nucleoli"). Unlike "binucleated" (which describes a whole cell housing two separate nuclei) or "mononucleolated" (its singular counterpart), binucleolated specifies a precise duality of those dense, ribosomal factories within the nuclear interior. It is the faint, double gleam under a histological stain, the paired condensations in a nucleus preparing for division, the subtle asymmetry in a cell’s command center—a testament to the fact that even in stillness, life prepares in duplicates.
Etymology
From bi- + nucleolated.
adj
- Having two nucleolie.g.“Epidermal cells contained a large, elongated and binucleolated nucleus surrounded by abundant rough endoplasmic reticulum, and granular inclusions intermingled (Fig 4A and 4B ).” — 2015 November 19, “Bone-Eating Worms Spread: Insights into Shallow-Water Osedax (Annelida, Siboglinidae) from Antarctic, Subantarctic, and Mediterranean Waters”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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