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nucleus

Definition:

(nou) a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (nou) the positively charged dense center of an atom (nou) a small group of indispensable persons or things (nou) 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 (nou) any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord (nou) the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex

Phonetic Transcription:

ˈnjuːklɪəs

Examples:

The lump at the center is called the nucleus.

The nucleus is the trophic center for the cell.

The nucleus is oval and lies in the center of the cell.

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