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.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
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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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:
Identification of a cytosol-to-nucleus feedback loop that regulates neuronal microtubule nucleation
Jan 12, 2026 Rockefeller University Press
Jan 12, 2026 Rockefeller University Press