Nucleus

Within science nucleus refer primarily to: atomic nuclei, cell nuclei, or nuclei of the brain or spinal cord.

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Nucleus (pl: nuclei) is a Latin word for the seed inside a fruit. It most often refers to:

Atomic nucleus, the very dense central region of an atom
Cell nucleus, a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA

It may also refer to:

Science, technology, and mathematics

Astronomy

Active galactic nucleus in astronomy
Comet nucleus, the solid, central part of a comet

Biology

Cell nucleus, a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA
Nucleus (neuroanatomy), a cluster of cell bodies of neurons in the central nervous system
Nucleus, a scientific journal concerned with the cell nucleus; published by Taylor & Francis

Computer systems

Nucleus (operating system), another name for an operating system's kernel
Nucleus CMS, a weblog system
Nucleus RTOS, a real-time operating system (RTOS)

Mathematics

Nucleus (algebra), the elements of a ring that associate with all others
Nucleus (order theory), a mathematical term

Other sciences

Nucleus (syllable), in linguistics, the central part of a syllable
Atomic nucleus, the very dense central region of an atom
Condensation nucleus, the seed of a raindrop
- Ice nucleus, the seed of a snowflake

Arts and media

Nucleus (band), a jazz-rock band from Britain
Nucleus (video game), a 2007 downloadable game on the PlayStation Store
Nucleus (Anekdoten album), 1995
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

Other uses

Nucleus (advocacy group), a UK-European political advocacy campaign organisation
Nucleus Limited, an Australian medical research company, taken over by Pacific Dunlop in 1988
NuCLEus, a proposed 54-story mixed use building in Cleveland, Ohio, US

See also

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