nucleus
Meanings
- a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
- the positively charged dense center of an atom
- a small group of indispensable persons or things;
- (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
- any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
- the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
- NUCLEUS n pl. -CLEI or -CLEUSES an essential part of a cell
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
nucleus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordnucleus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nucleus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
nucleus is a valid Words With Friends word