Nucleus
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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
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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