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


Scrabble Score: 9

nucleus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

nucleus 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