Nucleus (Noun)
Meaning 1
The central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex.
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Nouns denoting body parts.
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Meaning 2
The positively charged dense center of an atom.
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 3
A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction.
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Nouns denoting body parts.
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Meaning 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.
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 5
Any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord.
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Nouns denoting body parts.
Meaning 6
A small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.