Search Result:nucleus
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋnuklIәs,ˋnju- 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊnjuːkliәs 〕
Overview of noun nucleus
The noun nucleus has 6 senses
- nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon -- (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)
- nucleus -- (the positively charged dense center of an atom)
- core, nucleus, core group -- (a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program")
- nucleus -- ((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)
- nucleus -- (any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord)
- lens nucleus, nucleus -- (the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex)