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plural nuclei or nucleuses
The core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled. examples
An initial part or version that will receive additions. quotations examples
This publishing project and the experience Power gained from wartime activities formed the nucleus for the development of the giant enterprise that today is University Microfilms, subsidiary of the Xerox Education Group, Xerox Corporation.
1972, Carol A. Nemeyer, Scholarly Reprint Publishing in the United States, New York, N.Y.: R. R. Bowker Co., page 49
(chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons. examples
(cytology) A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material.
(neuroanatomy) A ganglion, cluster of many neuronal bodies where synapsing occurs. examples
(phonetics, phonology) The central part of a syllable, most commonly a vowel.