Nucleus

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Related words 1.2.3 See also

English

Etymology

From Latin nucleus meaning kernel, derived from nux, nucis, nut

Noun

nucleus, plural nuclei

1. (Chemistry/Physics) the massive, positively charged central part of an atom made up of protons and neutrons.
2. (Biology) a large organelle found in cells which contains genetic material
3. the central part (of something), round which others are collected
4. an initial part that will receive additions

   this collection will form the nucleus of a new library

Translations

• Breton: derc'han m -où pl
• Chinese: 原子核
• Dutch: kern m, atoomkern m
• Finnish: ydin (1, 3, 4); tuma (2)
• German: Kern m, Atomkern m (atomic), Zellkern m (cell)
• Interlingua: nucleo
• Italian: nucleo m
• Polish: jądro m
• Portuguese: núcleo m
• Romanian: nucleu n
• Russian: ядро n
• Swedish: kärna c (1,3) cellkärna c (2)
• Malaysian: nuklues

Related words

• nuclear
• nuclease
• nucleic acid
• nucleon

See also

• Wikipedia: atomic nucleus, cell nucleus, comets, neuroanatomy, linguistics