Standard Lemma guide
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Forming words pertaining to nuclei.
Forming words pertaining to the cell nucleus or to nucleic acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, cytology, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
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Forming words pertaining to nuclei.
Forming words pertaining to atomic nuclei.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- Formed from nucleus, from Latin nucleus (“kernel, core”), a diminutive of nux (“nut”).
Across languages
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