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1. cell_nucleus
noun. a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction.
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3. nucleus
noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction.
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- nucleus (English)
- nucleus (Latin)
4. nucleus
noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] a small group of indispensable persons or things.
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- nucleus (English)
- nucleus (Latin)
5. nucleus
noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] the positively charged dense center of an atom.
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- nucleus (English)
- nucleus (Latin)
6. nucleus
noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord.
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- nucleus (English)
- nucleus (Latin)
8. cell
noun. ['ˈsɛl'] (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals.
9. cell
noun. ['ˈsɛl'] a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction.