Nucleus Explained
Nucleus (: nuclei) is a Latin word for the seed inside a fruit. It most often refers 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 may also refer to:
Science, technology, and mathematics
Astronomy
Biology
- 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 that forms in the eye in nuclear sclerosis (early cataracts)
- Nucleus, a scientific journal concerned with the cell nucleus; published by Taylor & Francis
- Nucleus, a small colony of honeybees, induced to raise a new queen by the beekeeper
Computer systems
Mathematics
- Nucleus (algebra), the elements of a ring that associate with all others
- Nucleus (order theory), a mathematical term
Other sciences
Arts and media
Other uses
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