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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