Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language. Either from post-classical Latin nucleolusnucleolus, or from German Nucleolus.
Definition of nucleole in US English:
nucleole
nounˈnjuːklɪəʊl
Biology rare
Nucleolus.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language. Either from post-classical Latin nucleolus nucleolus, or from German Nucleolus.