Nucleus

Nucleus may refer to:

Atomic nucleus, the collection of protons and neutrons in the center of an atom, also composed of subatomic matter
Ice nucleus, the center of an ice crystal
Cloud condensation nuclei, the basis for the development of a cloud droplet

Cell nucleus, the control center of a cell, which contains the cell's chromosomal DNA
Nucleus (neuroanatomy), a central nervous system structure composed mainly of gray matter
Beekeeping term for a small beehive [1]

Comet nucleus, the solid core of a comet. The nucleus of an Atom is the very dense region consisting of Nucleons ( Protons and Neutrons, at the center of an atom An ice nucleus is a particle which acts as the nucleus for the formation of an Ice crystal in the atmosphere. Cloud condensation nuclei or CCN s (also known as cloud seeds) are small particles (typically 0 In Cell biology, the nucleus (pl nuclei; from Latin la ''nucleus'' or la ''nuculeus'' "little nut" or kernel is a membrane-enclosed In Neuroanatomy, a nucleus is a Central nervous system structure that is composed mainly of Gray matter, and that acts as a hub or transit point for A beehive is in a general sense an enclosed structure in which some species of Honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young The nucleus is the solid central part of a Comet, popularly termed a dirty snowball.
Galaxy nucleus, the central region of a galaxy. A galaxy is a massive gravitationally bound system consisting of Stars an Interstellar medium of gas and dust, and Dark matter

Nucleus (band), a British jazz-rock band led by Ian Carr
Nucleus (video game), a downloadable game on the PlayStation Store
Nucleus Limited, an Australian medical research company, taken over by Pacific Dunlop in 1988. Nucleus CMS is an Open-source Blog management software package written in PHP, with a MySQL backend primarily written and maintained by Nucleus RTOS is a Real-time operating system (RTOS and full-featured toolset created by the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics for various CPU Nucleus were a pioneering Jazz-rock band from Britain who continued in different forms from 1969 to 1985 Nucleus is a downloadable game on the PlayStation Store. Gameplay Nucleus is a simplistic game similar to Blast Factor Nucleus Limited began as a private company in Sydney Australia in 1965 Ansell Limited (formerly Pacific Dunlop Limited) is a multinational company specialising in Health care.

Dictionary

(chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom made up of protons and neutrons.
(cytology) A large organelle found in cells which contains genetic material.
The central part (of something), round which others are collected.
An initial part that will receive additions.
(neuroanatomy) A cluster of many neuronal bodies where synapsing occurs.

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