nucleus
nuc·leus
noun
1.
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
2.
the positively charged dense center of an atom
3.
a small group of indispensable persons or things
- “five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program”
4.
5.
any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
Phrases
- active galactic nucleus
- atomic nucleus
- Borromean nucleus
- caudate nucleus
- cell nucleus
- dentate nucleus
- Edinger-Westphal nucleus
- emboliform nucleus
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