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English noun: nucleus | |||
| 1. | nucleus (body) a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction | ||
| Synonyms | cell nucleus, karyon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cell organ, cell organelle, organelle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pronucleus, subthalamic nucleus | ||
| Part holonym | achromatin, chromatin, chromatin granule, chromosome, linin, nucleole, nucleolus | ||
| Part meronym | cell | ||
| Substance holonym | karyoplasm, nucleoplasm | ||
| 2. | nucleus (object) the positively charged dense center of an atom | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | center, centre, midpoint | ||
| Part holonym | nucleon | ||
| Part meronym | atom | ||
| 3. | nucleus (group) a small group of indispensable persons or things | ||
| Samples | Five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program. | ||
| Synonyms | core, core group | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | set | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cadre | ||
| 4. | nucleus (object) (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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | center, centre, midpoint | ||
| Part meronym | comet | ||
| Domain category | astronomy, uranology | ||
| 5. | nucleus (body) any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | neural structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dentate nucleus | ||
| 6. | nucleus (body) the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex | ||
| Synonyms | lens nucleus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | ||
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