| NOUN | body | nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon | a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction |
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| object | nucleus | the positively charged dense center of an atom | |
| group | nucleus, core, core group | a small group of indispensable / indispensable persons or things | |
| object | nucleus | (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet | |
| body | nucleus | any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord | |
| body | nucleus, lens nucleus | the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex |
| Sounds | nuw'kliyahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | The positively charged dense center of an atom. | |
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| Part of | atom | (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element |
| Parts | nucleon | A constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus |
| Broader | center, centre, midpoint | A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
| Spanish | núcleo | |
| Catalan | nucli | |
| Adjectives | nuclear | of or relating to or constituting / constituting the nucleus of an atom |
| Meaning | A small group of indispensable / indispensable persons or things. | |
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| Synonyms | core, core group | |
| Narrower | cadre | A nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion |
| Broader | set | A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used |
| Spanish | núcleo | |
| Catalan | nucli | |
| Meaning | (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail. | |
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| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Part of | comet | (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit |
| Broader | center, centre, midpoint | A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
| Meaning | Any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord. | |
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| Narrower | dentate nucleus | A large laminar nucleus of grey matter within the white matter of each cerebral hemisphere |
| Broader | neural structure | A structure that is part of the nervous system |
| Spanish | núcleo | |
| Meaning | The central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex. | |
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| Synonym | lens nucleus | |
| Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
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