Synonyms: lens nucleus, nucleus
Definition: the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
Similar words: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
Definition: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
Usage: he has good bone structure
Synonyms: nucleus, karyon, cell nucleus
Definition: a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
Similar words: cell organ, cell organelle, organelle
Definition: a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
Usage: the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus
Synonyms: nucleus
Definition: any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
Similar words: neural structure
Definition: a structure that is part of the nervous system
Synonyms: nucleus, core, core group
Definition: a small group of indispensable persons or things
Usage: five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program
Similar words: set
Definition: a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
Usage: a set of books; a set of golf clubs; a set of teeth
Synonyms: nucleus
Definition: the positively charged dense center of an atom
Similar words: center, centre, midpoint
Definition: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Synonyms: nucleus
Definition: (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
Similar words: center, centre, midpoint
Definition: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure