Nucleus
Within science nucleus may refer to: atomic nuclei, cell nuclei or nuclei of the brain or spinal cord.
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Nucleus (pl: nuclei) is a Latin word for the seed inside a fruit. It may refer to:
- Atomic nucleus, the very dense central region of an atom
- Cell nucleus, a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA
- Nucleus (neuroanatomy), a cluster of cell bodies of neurons in the central nervous system
- Nucleus (syllable), the central part of a syllable in linguistics
- Comet nucleus, the solid, central part of a comet
- Condensation nucleus, the seed of a raindrop
- Ice nucleus, the seed of a snowflake
- Nucleus (algebra), the elements of a ring that associate with all others
Computer systems
- Nucleus (operating system), another name for an operating system's kernel
- Nucleus CMS, a weblog system
Other uses
- Nucleus (order theory), a mathematical term
- Nucleus (advocacy group), a UK-European political advocacy campaign organisation
- Nucleus (band), a jazz-rock band from Britain
- Nucleus (video game), a 2007 downloadable game on the PlayStation Store
- Nucleus (Anekdoten album), 1995
- Nucleus (Sonny Rollins album), 1975
- Nucleus Limited, an Australian medical research company, taken over by Pacific Dunlop in 1988
- Nucleus, predecessor to Canadian rock band A Foot in Coldwater
- Nucleus, a scientific journal concerned with the cell nucleus. Published by Taylor & Francis
- NuCLEus, proposed 54-story mixed use building in Cleveland
- Active galactic nucleus in astronomy
See also
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