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nucleus
/ˈnukliəs/ · 7 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
- noun
the positively charged dense center of an atom
- noun
a small group of indispensable persons or things
five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program
- noun
(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
- noun
any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord