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nucleus noun (nuclei) 1 physics the positively charged tiny central part of an atom, consisting of neutrons and protons and surrounded by electrons. 2 biol the central part of a plant or animal cell, containing genetic material. 3 chem a stable group of atoms in a molecule acting as a base for the formation of compounds. 4 chem a small particle acting as the basis on which crystals can grow. 5 a core round which things accumulate.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c, meaning 'a central part': Latin, meaning 'kernel'.
nucleus noun (nuclei) 1 physics the positively charged tiny central part of an atom, consisting of neutrons and protons and surrounded by electrons. 2 biol the central part of a plant or animal cell, containing genetic material. 3 chem a stable group of atoms in a molecule acting as a base for the formation of compounds. 4 chem a small particle acting as the basis on which crystals can grow. 5 a core round which things accumulate.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c, meaning 'a central part': Latin, meaning 'kernel'.
nucleus noun (nuclei) 1 physics the positively charged tiny central part of an atom, consisting of neutrons and protons and surrounded by electrons. 2 biol the central part of a plant or animal cell, containing genetic material. 3 chem a stable group of atoms in a molecule acting as a base for the formation of compounds. 4 chem a small particle acting as the basis on which crystals can grow. 5 a core round which things accumulate.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c, meaning 'a central part': Latin, meaning 'kernel'.
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