Nucleus is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for NUCLEUS in dictionary:

NOUN:
• an essential part of a cell
• the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth
• the positively charged central core of an atom, consisting of protons and neutrons and containing nearly all its mass.
• a dense organelle present in most eukaryotic cells, typically a single rounded structure bounded by a double membrane, containing the genetic material.
• a discrete mass of grey matter in the central nervous system.
• centre, esp of an atom or cell
• A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or material portion; -- used both literally and figuratively.
• The body or the head of a comet.
• An incipient ovule of soft cellular tissue.
• A whole seed, as contained within the seed coats.
• A body, usually spheroidal, in a cell or a protozoan, distinguished from the surrounding protoplasm by a difference in refrangibility and in behavior towards chemical reagents. It is more or less protoplasmic, and consists of a clear fluid (achromatin) through which extends a network of fibers (chromatin) in which may be suspended a second rounded body, the nucleolus (see Nucleoplasm). See Cell division, under Division.
• The tip, or earliest part, of a univalve or bivalve shell.
• The central part around which additional growths are added, as of an operculum.
• A visceral mass, containing the stomach and other organs, in Tunicata and some mollusks.
• 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
• the solid part of a comet's head.

Words related to NUCLEUS

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Words that contain NUCLEUS

nucleuses11 pronucleus14 subnucleus14 macronucleus18 micronucleus18 pronucleuses16 subnucleuses16 kinetonucleus19 micronucleuses20 macronucleuses20 kinetonucleuses21

How to use NUCLEUS in a sentence

• Forty or fifty of the faithful formed the nucleus of the little church which grew up.
• At the worst, he had the nucleus of another fortune.
• In itself the five hundred was not at all a heavy amount for the farm to carry, but it was the nucleus around which additional burdens piled themselves up.
• In fact, the nucleus of the Communist Party, which was officially created as late as 1921, was a student organization including some professors in Peking.
• The nucleus which remains has the vigorous style of Nehemiah and many of his peculiar idioms.
• From this nucleus grew the chorus of The Temple, which was organized in 1891, six weeks before the membership took possession of its new building.
• The principal part, or what we might almost call the nucleus of the Inner Temple, is the Hall and Chapel, which were substantially repaired in the year 1819.
• From the better classes we have been fortunate enough to draw a nucleus for each of our churches.
• Other events, historical in themselves, were torn from their proper epochs and grouped around this nucleus.
• In its chemical and physical composition as well as in its activities the nucleus shows itself to be entirely different from the protoplasm.
• The first fact that stands out clearly is that the nucleus is connected most intimately with the process of reproduction and especially with heredity.
• An old thatched cottage, about three miles from Hamburg, was the nucleus of his work.
• And the towns they build of their greed will be but the nucleus of all the crime let loose upon the land.
• The old feudal castle, which I presume is the cradle of the House of Wurtemberg, stands as a nucleus for the rest of the town.
• In the southeastern part of San Francisco a few tea and silk merchants had, years before, established the nucleus of an Oriental quarter.
• It was the nucleus of the settlements of that rich and delightful country, of which at present Lexington is the centre.
• The first requirement for a nucleus is a tolerable climate, primarily a satisfactory balance between heat and cold.
• Authority continued to be exercised from the imperial nucleus.
• In acquiring a nucleus, Wells Brothers fell heir to a temporary range and camp, which thereafter became their headquarters.
• The company consisted principally of Halle students, and Halle formed, in consequence, the nucleus of their discourse.
• The woman was the social nucleus, the point to which he returned from his wanderings.

Similar words containing NUCLEU without suffix s

nucleuses11 pronucleus14 subnucleus14 macronucleus18 micronucleus18 pronucleuses16 subnucleuses16 kinetonucleus19 micronucleuses20 macronucleuses20 kinetonucleuses21

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