| NUCLEI | • nuclei n. Plural of nucleus. • NUCLEUS n. (Latin) an essential part of a cell. |
| NUCLEIC | • nucleic adj. Referring to the nucleus of something. • NUCLEIC adj. as in nucleic acid, a class of acid including those in DNA and RNA. |
| NUCLEIN | • nuclein n. (Biochemistry) A phosphorus-rich protein found in the nucleus of a cell, later specifically nucleohistone… • NUCLEIN n. a protein found in cell nuclei. |
| NUCLEIDE | • nucleide n. Alternative form of nuclide. • NUCLEIDE n. an atom of specified atomic number and mass number, also NUCLIDE. |
| NUCLEINS | • nucleins n. Plural of nuclein. • NUCLEIN n. a protein found in cell nuclei. |
| NUCLEIDES | • nucleides n. Plural of nucleide. • NUCLEIDE n. an atom of specified atomic number and mass number, also NUCLIDE. |
| NUCLEINIC | • NUCLEINIC adj. relating to nuclein, a colourless amorphous substance of varying composition, obtained from cell nuclei. |
| PRONUCLEI | • pronuclei n. Plural of pronucleus. • PRONUCLEUS n. the nucleus of a germ-cell after meiosis and before fertilization. |
| SUBNUCLEI | • subnuclei n. Plural of subnucleus. • SUBNUCLEUS n. a secondary nucleus. |
| MACRONUCLEI | • macronuclei n. Plural of macronucleus. • MACRONUCLEUS n. a relatively large densely staining nucleus of most ciliate protozoans that is derived from micronuclei and controls various nonreproductive functions. |
| MICRONUCLEI | • micronuclei n. Plural of micronucleus. • MICRONUCLEUS n. a minute nucleus. |
| RIBONUCLEIC | • ribonucleic adj. (Genetics) Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid (RNA) or its derivatives. • RIBONUCLEIC adj. an acid derived from ribose. |
| KINETONUCLEI | • KINETONUCLEUS n. a DNA body located near the base of the flagellum in flagellate protozoa, also KINETOPLAST. |