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nucleus

noun /nukliəs/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 9 WWF 14
Definitions
noun

a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

noun

a small group of indispensable persons or things

noun

the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex

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any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord

noun

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

noun

the positively charged dense center of an atom

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