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nucleus

[noo-klee-uhs, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli əs, ˈnju- /


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Unlike most proteins, which are produced using instructions stored in the DNA inside the cell's nucleus, mitochondrial microproteins originate from genetic instructions within mitochondria themselves.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Eukaryotes are organisms whose cells contain a nucleus, a specialized compartment that houses most of their genetic material.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

On the rare occasions when a neutrino strikes an atomic nucleus, it produces fast-moving charged particles.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

There are no guarantees in golf, but in Woad, Nadaud, Lopez Ramirez and Rhodes Europe appear to have an exciting nucleus for the trophy defence at Valhalla in 2028.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The neutron star at the center of the Crab Nebula is an immense atomic nucleus, about the size of Manhattan, spinning thirty times a second.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Scientists have previously observed jet quenching in collisions involving much larger atomic nuclei at RHIC, a U.S.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Traditionally, researchers have accomplished this by accelerating gold nuclei to enormous speeds and crashing them into one another.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

When neutrons interact with lithium nuclei, they can trigger nuclear reactions that generate secondary charged particles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Researchers also observed an accumulation of YAP, a protein involved in sensing mechanical forces, inside the nuclei.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Radium had passed its prime as an experimental source, for in its natural form, it did not produce particles with the energies necessary for probing heavy nuclei.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

She saw him start a dozen nucleuses of fires; saw them advance till they halted at the edge of the burned ground, beyond the wagon, so that it stood safe in a vast black island.

From The Covered Wagon by Emerson Hough

Many words ending in us that formerly were written with only the Latin plural, are now given an English plural also; as, focuses, foci; cactuses, cacti; sarcophaguses, sarcophagi; convolvuluses, convolvuli ; funguses, fungi; nucleuses, nuclei.

From Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking by John Hendricks Bechtel

"Gee whiz, nucleuses aren't so easy to be, that's one thing," Pee-wee muttered to himself as he bent his aimless way in the direction of Barrel Alley.

From Pee-Wee Harris Adrift by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

Hall, Price, and Kelsey headed in with straggling wagons to form the nucleuses of their columns; but the morning wore on and the Missourians, now under Woodhull, had not yet broken park.

From The Covered Wagon by Emerson Hough

"So far I have done nothing but nucleuses," said Olive, as they sat down.

From The Captain's Toll-Gate by Frank Richard Stockton


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