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nucleus

Letters that make nucleus

s, e, l, n, c, u are letters that make 'nucleus'

Words within nucleus

EU, nu, cl, leu, US, LE, Cl, Eu are words within 'nucleus'

nucleus is a 7 letter word starting with n
nucleus is a 7 letter word ending with s

6 possible definitions for 'nucleus'

Nucleus as "a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction"

Under this definition, nucleus is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

cell nucleus, karyon have the same meaning as 'nucleus'

nucleus as a type

'nucleus' can be a type of organelle, cell organelle, cell organ.

Types of nucleus

pronucleus, subthalamic nucleus are types of 'nucleus'.

Substances of nucleus

nucleoplasm, karyoplasm are substances of 'nucleus'.

nucleus as a part

'nucleus' can be a part of cell.

Parts of nucleus

nucleole, nucleolus, chromatin, chromatin granule, achromatin, linin, chromosome are parts of 'nucleus'.

Derivatives of nucleus

nucleate is a derivative of nucleus.

Nucleus as "any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord"

Under this definition, nucleus is a noun and has the following properties:

nucleus as a type

'nucleus' can be a type of neural structure.

Types of nucleus

dentate nucleus is a type of nucleus.

Nucleus as "a small group of indispensable persons or things"

Under this definition, nucleus is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

core group, core have the same meaning as 'nucleus'

nucleus as a type

'nucleus' can be a type of set.

Types of nucleus

cadre is a type of nucleus.

Nucleus as "the positively charged dense center of an atom"

Under this definition, nucleus is a noun and has the following properties:

nucleus as a type

'nucleus' can be a type of midpoint, center, centre.

nucleus as a part

'nucleus' can be a part of atom.

Parts of nucleus

nucleon is a part of nucleus.

Nucleus as "(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"

Under this definition, nucleus is a noun and has the following properties:

nucleus as a type

'nucleus' can be a type of midpoint, center, centre.

nucleus as a part

'nucleus' can be a part of comet.

nucleus as a category

'nucleus' can be a category of astronomy, uranology.

Nucleus as "the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex"

Under this definition, nucleus is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lens nucleus has the same meaning as nucleus

nucleus as a type

'nucleus' can be a type of structure, anatomical structure, bodily structure, complex body part, body structure.