nucleus
Definitions
Noun
- A part of the cell containing dna and rna and responsible for growth and reproduction
- The positively charged dense center of an atom
- A small group of indispensable persons or things
- (astronomy) 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
- Any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
- The central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "nucleus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unconscious | 3 | 30 |
| 2 | anonymous | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | infectious | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | nicolas | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | ingenious | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | analogous | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | nicholas | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | neurosis | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | uneasiness | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | encompass | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | earnestness | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | injurious | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | insidious | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | nautilus | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | anomalous | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | narrowness | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | antiochus | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | antonius | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | innocuous | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | interoffice | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | invidious | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | nicholas' | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | nosiness | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | novellus | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | unfairness | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "nucleus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nuclear | 3 | 115 |
| 2 | muscles | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | nuclei | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | knuckles | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | uncle's | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | uncles | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | nuances | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | knuckle | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | induces | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | buckles | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | nucleic | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | nodules | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | nuckles | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | coleus | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | nuzzles | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | nutlets | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | nuckols | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | nickles | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | naugles | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | nucleonics | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "nucleus" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "nucleus" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the nucleus | 1 | 3 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "nucleus" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pull | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "nucleus".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 25
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota
May 9, 2023 Mayo Clinic News Network
May 9, 2023 Mayo Clinic News Network
Heart disease, leukemia linked to dysfunction in nucleus
Nov 2, 2016 Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Nov 2, 2016 Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Sequence-dependent activity and compartmentalization of foreign DNA in a eukaryotic nucleus
Feb 7, 2025 Science | AAAS
Feb 7, 2025 Science | AAAS