What is another word for nucleus?
401 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ njˈuːklɪəs], [ njˈuːklɪəs], [ n_j_ˈuː_k_l_ɪ__ə_s]
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Similar words for nucleus:
- focal (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- basis (noun)
- body (noun)
- bud (noun)
- cell nucleus (noun)
- center (noun)
- centerpiece (noun)
- centrality (noun)
- core (noun)
- core; basis for something's (noun)
- core group (noun)
- egg (noun)
- embryo (noun)
- focus (noun)
- heart (noun)
- highlight (noun)
- iota (noun)
- karyon (noun)
- meat (noun)
- middle (noun)
- midpoint (noun)
- midst (noun)
- origin (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- pith (noun)
- provenience (noun)
- root (noun)
- seed (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Nucleus:
adj.
• focal (adjective) • Other relevant words: (adjective)n.
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- antiparticle,
- atomic mass,
- atom,
- start,
- atomic,
- embryo,
- chain,
- anion,
- atomic weight,
- alpha particle,
- atomic number,
- cation.
- high point,
- main event,
- high spot,
- main feature,
- center of attention,
- best part,
- high points,
- main features.
- meat potatoes,
- sub stances,
- up-shots,
- up-shot,
- sub-stance,
- sub-stances,
- up shots,
- sub stance,
- up shot,
- main ideas.
- ROES,
- oospore,
- roe,
- cackleberry,
- yellow eye.
- crossing,
- epitome,
- rendezvous,
- lodestar,
- lure,
- asymptote,
- marrow,
- rally,
- gathering,
- plenum,
- axle,
- funnel,
- bottleneck,
- spirit,
- intersection,
- forum,
- soul,
- magnet.
- bisection,
- axis,
- medium,
- half-and-half,
- epicenter,
- median,
- mean,
- halfway point,
- mediocrity,
- half,
- average.
- horse's mouths,
- pro genitor,
- horses mouth,
- well-springs,
- horses mouths,
- well springs,
- well spring,
- horse mouths,
- pro-genitor,
- horse mouth,
- pro genitors,
- pro-genitors.
- heart,
- organisms,
- seed,
- egg,
- origins,
- Virtuality,
- Fulcra,
- be all and end all,
- determinants,
- naves,
- Spores,
- radicle,
- centrum,
- nave,
- hotbeds,
- Centra,
- causality,
- Causalities,
- radix,
- evidence,
- mid-point,
- ovule,
- mainstream,
- Fulcrums,
- lifeblood,
- importance,
- Intermediacy,
- pith,
- rudiment,
- thicks,
- rhizome,
- Radixes,
- bud,
- basis,
- centrality,
- quiddity,
- chief constituent,
- rootstock,
- import,
- hotbed,
- hard fact,
- Quiddities,
- betwixt and between,
- causation,
- rhizomes,
- nubbins,
- Foci,
- nubbin,
- starting point,
- premise,
- Equidistance,
- halfway,
- germs,
- spark,
- fulcrum,
- mainsprings,
- polestar,
- nub,
- centriole,
- hub,
- piths,
- keynotes,
- fundamental,
- center,
- chief ingredient,
- infrastructure,
- halfways,
- bulls-eye,
- nitty-gritty,
- main idea,
- sum and substance,
- Gravamen,
- principal element,
- infra-structure,
- half-way,
- bull's eye,
- key,
- midst,
- origin,
- mainstreams,
- Well-spring,
- meat,
- medulla,
- ovules,
- quicks,
- navels,
- essentia,
- roots,
- root,
- determinant,
- Provenience,
- staples,
- hard facts,
- midpoint,
- name of game,
- Radices,
- mainspring,
- Corey,
- mid-points,
- spore,
- lever,
- core,
- horse's mouth,
- radial point,
- generators,
- incipient,
- Centralities,
- polestars,
- shoot,
- omphalos,
- nitty gritty,
- essentiality,
- iota,
- incipient flower,
- RAYS,
- cynosure,
- keystones,
- rock bottom,
- Causations,
- essence.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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- cadre.
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- germ.
- consequence,
- amount,
- concentration,
- bottom,
- vertebra,
- karyotin,
- stem,
- jet,
- triton,
- sum,
- Micronucleus,
- sine qua non,
- center of action,
- hard core,
- inwardness,
- nuclear resonance,
- gist,
- mecca,
- interior,
- effect,
- Metacenter,
- nucleon,
- convergence,
- neutron,
- details,
- diameter,
- nut,
- ovum,
- keynote,
- Plasmosome,
- load,
- loins,
- fundamentals,
- proton,
- baryon,
- nucleosynthesis,
- groundwork,
- zone,
- net,
- meson,
- prominent part,
- basics,
- seat,
- inside,
- Halfway House,
- burden,
- spermatozoon,
- central,
- Gemmule,
- strangeness,
- hypostasis,
- stock,
- essential,
- axiom,
- antimeson,
- nature,
- mind,
- essential part,
- postulate,
- middle term,
- point,
- elementary particle,
- nuclear magnetic resonance,
- antilepton,
- waist,
- strong interaction,
- meat and potatoes,
- mid-course,
- nuclear force,
- backbone,
- cardinal point,
- base,
- anlage,
- flower,
- quintessence,
- dead center,
- centre,
- keystone,
- antibaryon,
- macronucleus,
- principal part,
- symmetry,
- trunk,
- sap,
- chat,
- quid,
- pit,
- heart and soul,
- trump card,
- umbilicus,
- important part,
- midmost,
- germ cell,
- semen,
- thick,
- vertebral column,
- navel,
- storm center,
- Stirps,
- Heterochromatin,
- salt,
- atomic particle,
- centralization,
- beta particle,
- waistline,
- guts,
- device,
- elixir,
- electron,
- eye,
- valence electron,
- equator,
- substance,
- Tap-root,
- sperm,
- nuclear particle,
- center of gravity,
- sense,
- figure,
- mediety,
- stone,
- chromatin,
- atomic nucleus,
- meganucleus,
- cream,
- atom's core,
- reactor core,
- diaphragm,
- karyosome,
- centroid,
- nucleolus,
- basichromatin,
- capital,
- nuclear,
- locus,
- nexus,
- etymon,
- photon,
- Germen,
- stuff,
- base unit,
- midriff,
- lepton.
How to use "Nucleus" in context?
Nucleus is the primary component of the cell and acts as the cell's control center. It is made up of chromosomes and the nuclear envelope. The nuclear envelope is a membrane that surrounds the nucleus. The chromosomes are the DNA of the cell.
Paraphrases for Nucleus:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
core.
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Noun, singular or mass
core.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
cadre, centre, centrepiece, cornerstone, crux, heartland, nexus, nub, ring, nuclide.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
Holonyms for Nucleus:
Hypernym for Nucleus:
n.
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body
dentate nucleus.
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body
Hyponym for Nucleus:
n.
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body
neural structure.
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body
Meronym for Nucleus:
n.
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object
nucleon.
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object
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