nucleus
Definitions
Noun
- A part of the cell containing dna and rna and responsible for growth and reproduction
- The positively charged dense center of an atom
- A small group of indispensable persons or things
- (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
- Any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
- The central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "nucleus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unconscious | 3 | 30 |
| 2 | anonymous | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | infectious | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | nicolas | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | ingenious | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | analogous | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | nicholas | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | neurosis | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | uneasiness | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | encompass | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | earnestness | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | injurious | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | insidious | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | nautilus | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | anomalous | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | narrowness | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | antiochus | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | antonius | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | innocuous | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | interoffice | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | invidious | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | nicholas' | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | nosiness | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | novellus | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | unfairness | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "nucleus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nuclear | 3 | 115 |
| 2 | muscles | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | nuclei | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | knuckles | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | uncle's | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | uncles | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | nuances | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | knuckle | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | induces | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | buckles | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | nucleic | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | nodules | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | nuckles | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | coleus | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | nuzzles | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | nutlets | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | nuckols | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | nickles | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | naugles | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | nucleonics | 4 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "nucleus" in a sentence.
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|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "nucleus" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the nucleus | 1 | 3 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "nucleus" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pull | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "nucleus".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 25
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Single fission experiment maps excess gamma rays from more than a dozen unstable nuclei
Jul 16, 2026 Phys.org
Jul 16, 2026 Phys.org
Nanopillars Create Tiny Openings in the Nucleus Without Damaging Cells
Oct 2, 2024 UC San Diego Today
Oct 2, 2024 UC San Diego Today
NIH R01 award explores paralaminar nucleus and adolescent brain development
Jul 20, 2026 Children's National
Jul 20, 2026 Children's National
Molecular map reveals how cells control traffic between the nucleus and cytoplasm
Oct 20, 2025 Phys.org
Oct 20, 2025 Phys.org
Single-nucleus profiling highlights the all-brain echinoderm nervous system
Nov 5, 2025 Science | AAAS
Nov 5, 2025 Science | AAAS