Nucleus (
: nuclei) is a Latin word for the seed inside a fruit. It most often refers to:
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Atomic nucleus
The atomic nucleus is the small, dense region consisting of protons and neutrons at the center of an atom, discovered in 1911 by Ernest Rutherford based on the 1909 Geiger–Marsden experiments, Geiger–Marsden gold foil experiment. After th ...
, the very dense central region of an atom
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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
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Active galactic nucleus in astronomy
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Comet nucleus, the solid, central part of a comet
Biology
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Cell nucleus, a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA
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Nucleus (neuroanatomy)
In neuroanatomy, a nucleus (plural form: nuclei) is a cluster of neurons in the central nervous system, located deep within the cerebral hemispheres and brainstem. The neurons in one nucleus usually have roughly similar connections and functions. ...
, 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
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals. Its parts include Taylor & Francis, Routledge, F1000 Research or Dovepress. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Ki ...
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Nucleus, a small colony of honeybees, induced to raise a new queen by the beekeeper
Computer systems
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Nucleus (operating system), sometimes a synonym for kernel
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Nucleus CMS, a weblog system
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Nucleus RTOS, a real-time operating system (RTOS)
* Nucleus, part of an operating system loaded by an
Initial Program Load
In computing, booting is the process of starting a computer as initiated via hardware such as a button or by a software command. After it is switched on, a computer's central processing unit (CPU) has no software in its main memory, so s ...
or boot loader
Mathematics
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Nucleus (algebra), the elements of a ring that associate with all others
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Nucleus (order theory), a mathematical term
Other sciences
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Nucleus (syllable), in linguistics, the central part of a syllable
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Atomic nucleus
The atomic nucleus is the small, dense region consisting of protons and neutrons at the center of an atom, discovered in 1911 by Ernest Rutherford based on the 1909 Geiger–Marsden experiments, Geiger–Marsden gold foil experiment. After th ...
, the very dense central region of an atom
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Condensation nucleus, the seed of a raindrop
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Ice nucleus, the seed of a snowflake
Arts and media
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Nucleus (band), a jazz-rock band from Britain
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''Nucleus'' (video game), a 2007 downloadable game on the PlayStation Store
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''Nucleus'' (Anekdoten album), 1995
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''Nucleus'' (Sonny Rollins album), 1975
* Nucleus, predecessor to Canadian rock band
A Foot in Coldwater
* ''Nucleus'', a scientific journal concerned with the cell nucleus; published by
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals. Its parts include Taylor & Francis, Routledge, F1000 Research or Dovepress. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Ki ...
Other uses
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Nucleus (advocacy group), a UK-European political advocacy campaign organisation
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Nucleus Limited, an Australian medical research company, taken over by Pacific Dunlop in 1988
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NuCLEus, a proposed 54-story mixed use building in Cleveland, Ohio, US
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Nucleus, the Nuclear and Caithness Archives, a British national archive
See also
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Nuclear (disambiguation)
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Nucleation
In thermodynamics, nucleation is the first step in the formation of either a new thermodynamic phase or structure via self-assembly or self-organization within a substance or mixture. Nucleation is typically defined to be the process that de ...
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Nucleic acid
Nucleic acids are biopolymers, macromolecules, essential to all known forms of life. They are composed of nucleotides, which are the monomers made of three components: a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base. The two main ...
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Nucleolus
The nucleolus (, plural: nucleoli ) is the largest structure in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. It is best known as the site of ribosome biogenesis, which is the synthesis of ribosomes. The nucleolus also participates in the formation of s ...
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Core (disambiguation)
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