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nucleus

noun as in core; basis for something's

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With a strong nucleus of veterans and ascending young players, and the addition of several key free-agents, the Rams went into training camp with a deep and talented roster.

The new film reunites much of the original movie’s core creative nucleus, bringing together Boyle with screenwriter Alex Garland, cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle and producer Andrew Macdonald.

It is only when the droplet comes into contact with something like a microscopic speck of dust, pollen or pollutant - known as a cloud condensation nuclei - that it will then freeze instantly around it.

From BBC

As condensation nuclei, aerosols play an essential part in cloud formation, while also reflecting sunlight themselves.

These particles, in turn, grow over time and then serve as condensation nuclei for water vapor -- they thus play an important role in cloud formation in the tropics.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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