DICTOMETER

NUCLEUS

(nucleus, núcleo, kjerne)

1. Synonyms:
   • Nucleus
   • Cell nucleus
   • Karyon
   Definitions:
   • a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Nucleus
   Definitions:
   • the positively charged dense center of an atom
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Core
   • Nucleus
   • Core group
   Definitions:
   • a small group of indispensable persons or things
   Examples:
   • Five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Nucleus
   Definitions:
   • (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
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Nucleus
   Definitions:
   • any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Lens nucleus
   • Nucleus
   Definitions:
   • the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex