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Word: Nucleus
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century (denoting the solid part of a comet's head): from Latin, literally ‘kernel, inner part’, diminutive of nux, nuc- ‘nut’
ˈnjuːklɪəs
the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth
Short Definition:central part of object or group
Examples:- the nucleus of a British film-producing industry
the positively charged central core of an atom, consisting of protons and neutrons and containing nearly all its mass.
Short Definition:positively charged core of atom
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