Synonyms and Antonyms of nucleus

synonym (synonym of nucleus)

  • (noun.body)
    cell nucleus, karyon
    a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.group)
    core, core group
    a small group of indispensable persons or things (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.body)
    lens nucleus
    the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex (noun.body)
     

hypernym (nucleus IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun.body)
    cell organ, cell organelle, organelle
    a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ (noun.body)
     
  • a small group of indispensable persons or things (noun.group)
    set
    a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used (noun.group)
     
  • any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord (noun.body)
    neural structure
    a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body)
     
  • the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex (noun.body)
    anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing (noun.body)
     
  • the positively charged dense center of an atom (noun.object)
    center, centre, midpoint
    a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure (noun.location)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF nucleus relation)

  • a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun.body)
    pronucleus
    the nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    subthalamic nucleus
    an oval mass of grey matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamus; associated with the striate body (noun.body)
     
  • a small group of indispensable persons or things (noun.group)
    cadre
    a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion (noun.group)
     
  • any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord (noun.body)
    dentate nucleus
    a large laminar nucleus of grey matter within the white matter of each cerebral hemisphere (noun.body)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun.body)
    nucleole, nucleolus
    a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    chromatin, chromatin granule
    the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosome more.. (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    achromatin
    the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    linin
    an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    chromosome
    a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order (noun.body)
     
  • the positively charged dense center of an atom (noun.object)
    nucleon
    a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus (noun.object)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • (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 (noun.object)
    comet
    (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit (noun.object)
     
  • a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun.body)
    cell
    (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies o more.. (noun.tops)
     
  • the positively charged dense center of an atom (noun.object)
    atom
    (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element (noun.substance)
     

substance holonym (SUBSTANCE OF relation)

  • a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun.body)
    karyoplasm, nucleoplasm
    the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell (noun.body)
     

derivation (.... is derived from nucleus)

  • (verb.stative)
    nucleate
    form into a nucleus (verb.stative)
     

domain category (nucleus is domain category of ....)

  • (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 (noun.object)
    astronomy, uranology
    the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym part holonym part meronym substance holonym derivation cell nucleus karyon core lens nucleus anatomical structure bodily structure cell organ cell organelle neural structure set pronucleus subthalamic nucleus dentate nucleus cadre nucleole nucleolus chromatin chromatin granule achromatin linin cell atom comet karyoplasm nucleoplasm nucleate
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. cell nucleus, karyon . core, core group . lens nucleus . cell organ, cell organelle, organelle . set . neural structure . anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure . center, centre, midpoint . pronucleus . subthalamic nucleus . cadre . dentate nucleus . nucleole, nucleolus . chromatin, chromatin granule . achromatin . linin . chromosome . nucleon . comet . cell . atom . karyoplasm, nucleoplasm . nucleate . astronomy, uranology


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