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noun
A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells; a nucleus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nucleus, karyon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
Narrower terms: pronucleus, subthalamic nucleus
History
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