Nucleus
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Nucleus may refer to:
[edit] In physics
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- Atomic nucleus, the collection of protons and neutrons in the center of an atom, also composed of subatomic matter
- Ice nucleus, the center of an ice crystal
- Cloud condensation nuclei, the basis for the development of a cloud droplet
[edit] In biology
- Cell nucleus, the control center of a cell, which contains the cell's chromosomal DNA
- Nucleus (neuroanatomy), a central nervous system structure composed mainly of gray matter
- Beekeeping term for a small beehive [1]
[edit] In astronomy
- Comet nucleus, the solid core of a comet.
- Galaxy nucleus, the central region of a galaxy.
[edit] In phonology
- Syllable nucleus, the central part of a syllable
- Sentence nucleus, the syllable which receives the greatest stress in a word
[edit] In computer systems
- Nucleus CMS, an open-source weblog system
- Nucleus RTOS, a brand of operating system
[edit] Other
- Nucleus (band), a British jazz-rock band led by Ian Carr
- Nucleus (video game), a downloadable game on the PlayStation Store
- Nucleus Limited, an Australian medical research company, taken over by Pacific Dunlop in 1988.
[edit] See also
- All pages beginning with Nucleus
- Nucleolus
- Nuclear
- Nucleation
- All pages beginning with Nucleo
- Nucleic acid
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