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Synonyms of NUCLEUSES

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NUCLEUSES: definition and more

11 synonyms in 6 meanings 7 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of NUCLEUSES by meaning

noun

  1. a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

    Also: cell nucleus.

    Not playable in Scrabble US: KARYON.

  2. the positively charged dense center of an atom

  3. a small group of indispensable persons or things

    Also: core group.

  4. (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. any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord

  6. the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex

    Also: lens nucleus.