Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 13 compound words that contain nuclei. The most common are listed below. Open nuclei in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- atomic nucleiplural of atomic nucleus: A nucleus of an atom; consisting of protons and neutrons, surrounded by an electron cloud.
- cell nucleiplural of cell nucleus: A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells; a nucleus.
- galactic nucleiplural of galactic nucleus: The central region of a galaxy.
- halo nucleiplural of halo nucleus: An atomic nucleus whose radius is appreciably larger than that predicted by the liquid drop model (wherein the nucleus is assumed to be a sphere of constant density).
- ice nucleiplural of ice nucleus: a small atmospheric particle, around which an ice crystal grows
- red nucleiplural of red nucleus: A collection of cells in the tegmentum involved in movement.
- active galactic nucleiplural of active galactic nucleus: A compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much higher than normal luminosity over at least some portion of the (measurable) electromagnetic spectrum.
- vestibular nucleiplural of vestibular nucleus: Any of four nuclei in the medulla oblongata on each side of the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain in which fibers of the vestibular nerve terminate.
- caudate nucleiplural of caudate nucleus: a nucleus within each hemisphere of the brain, sitting astride the thalamus and located near the center of the brain.
- geniculate nucleiplural of geniculate nucleus: Either of two pairs of structures situated on the lower surface of the thalamus that relay sensory impulses to the cortex: the lateral geniculate nucleus, which relays visual impulses, and the medial …
- Edinger-Westphal nucleiplural of Edinger-Westphal nucleus: The accessory parasympathetic cranial nerve nucleus of the oculomotor nerve (cranial nerve III), supplying the constricting muscles of the iris and the ciliary muscle.
- medial geniculate nucleiplural of medial geniculate nucleus: The nucleus of the thalamus involved in the sense of audition, which receives projections from the inferior colliculus and projects to the primary auditory cortex.
- emboliform nucleiplural of emboliform nucleus: One of the cerebellar nuclei, lying immediately to the medial side of the nucleus dentatus, and partly covering its hilus.
- intermediolateral nucleiplural of intermediolateral nucleus: A region of grey matter found in Rexed lamina VII of the spinal column.
- galaxy nucleiplural of galaxy nucleus: The central region of a galaxy.
- planetary nebula nucleiplural of planetary nebula nucleus: The remnant hot luminous core of the stellar progenitor of the planetary nebula, which ionizes the surrounding planetary nebula.
- dentate nucleiplural of dentate nucleus: A cluster of neurons, in each hemisphere of the cerebellum, that links it with the rest of the brain.
- dual active galactic nucleiA type of merging galaxy of two source galaxies that excites both galactic cores.
- hypoglossal nucleiplural of hypoglossal nucleus: A collection of ganglia within the medulla oblongata and fourth ventricle that is the origin of the hypoglossal nerve.
- Borromean nucleiplural of Borromean nucleus: An atomic nucleus comprising three bound components in which any subsystem of two components is unbound.
- Monakow's nucleiplural of Monakow's nucleus: The lateral cuneate nucleus of the brain.
- retrotrapezoid nucleiplural of retrotrapezoid nucleus: A thin layer of not very densely packed neurons lying between the facial nucleus and the ventral surface of the medulla, which serves as a CO₂ and H⁺ sensor for regulating breathing.
- rejection nucleiplural of rejection nucleus: A nucleus that does not become part of the functional oosphere; a nucleus of an abortive oosphere.
Compound words 13
- micronucleiplural of micronucleus: A small nucleus.
- antinucleiplural of antinucleus: The nucleus of an antiatom
- halonucleiplural of halonucleus: An atomic nucleus whose radius is appreciably larger than that predicted by the liquid drop model (wherein the nucleus is assumed to be a sphere of constant density).
- hypernucleiplural of hypernucleus: a nucleus that consists of protons, neutrons and at least one hyperon, such as a lambda baryon
- macronucleiplural of macronucleus: The larger of the two nuclei present in ciliate protozoans; it controls the nonreproductive functions of the cell.
- meganucleiplural of meganucleus: macronucleus
- myonucleiplural of myonucleus: the nucleus of a muscle cell
- nucleidesplural of nucleide: An atomic nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass.
- paranucleiplural of paranucleus: An accessory nucleus; a smaller body in the cell resembling the nucleus.
- perinucleiplural of perinucleus: A perinuclear region