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micronucleus

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A small nucleus.
  2. The smaller of the nuclei of a ciliate protozoan (that contains genetic material).

Equivalents

Češtinamikrojádro

Examples

“These binucleated forms have⟳ one macronucleus functional and another sexual micronucleus which is not functional in the ordinary life processes of the species.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

micronuke micronut micronutrient micronutrition microohm microöperation

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