Nucleus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

the positively charged dense center of an atom

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈuːklɪəs/

🇬🇧British English

/njˈuːklɪəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/njˈuːklɪəs/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈuːklɪəs/.

Examples

five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lens nucleus karyon cell nucleus core group core

Parts of Speech

noun	a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
noun	the positively charged dense center of an atom
noun	a small group of indispensable persons or things “five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program”
noun	(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
noun	any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
noun	the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex

Word Forms

nucleate

verb

form into a nucleus

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kern

ein Teil der Zelle, der DNA und RNA enthält und für Wachstum und Fortpflanzung verantwortlich ist

🇫🇷French

noyau

une partie de la cellule contenant de l'ADN et de l'ARN et responsable de la croissance et de la reproduction

🇪🇸Spanish

núcleo

Parte de la célula que contiene ADN y ARN y es responsable del crecimiento y la reproducción.

🇮🇹Italian

nucleo

una parte della cellula contenente DNA e RNA e responsabile della crescita e della riproduzione

🇳🇱Dutch

kern

een deel van de cel dat DNA en RNA bevat en verantwoordelijk is voor groei en voortplanting

🇵🇹Portuguese

núcleo

uma parte da célula que contém DNA e RNA e responsável pelo crescimento e reprodução

🇷🇺Russian

ядро

часть клетки, содержащая ДНК и РНК и отвечающая за рост и размножение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाभिक

कोशिका का एक भाग जिसमें डीएनए और आरएनए होता है और जो विकास और प्रजनन के लिए जिम्मेदार होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নিউক্লিয়াস

ডিএনএ এবং আরএনএ ধারণকারী কোষের একটি অংশ এবং বৃদ্ধি ও প্রজননের জন্য দায়ী

🇮🇳Tamil

கரு

டிஎன்ஏ மற்றும் ஆர்என்ஏ ஆகியவற்றைக் கொண்ட கலத்தின் ஒரு பகுதி மற்றும் வளர்ச்சி மற்றும் இனப்பெருக்கத்திற்கு பொறுப்பாகும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కేంద్రకం

DNA మరియు RNA కలిగి ఉన్న సెల్‌లోని ఒక భాగం మరియు పెరుగుదల మరియు పునరుత్పత్తికి బాధ్యత వహిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

केंद्रक

डीएनए आणि आरएनए असलेल्या पेशीचा एक भाग आणि वाढ आणि पुनरुत्पादनासाठी जबाबदार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ન્યુક્લિયસ

DNA અને RNA ધરાવતા કોષનો એક ભાગ અને વૃદ્ધિ અને પ્રજનન માટે જવાબદાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ನ್ಯೂಕ್ಲಿಯಸ್

ಡಿಎನ್ಎ ಮತ್ತು ಆರ್ಎನ್ಎ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಜೀವಕೋಶದ ಒಂದು ಭಾಗ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ന്യൂക്ലിയസ്

ഡിഎൻഎയും ആർഎൻഎയും അടങ്ങിയ സെല്ലിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഭാഗം വളർച്ചയ്ക്കും പുനരുൽപാദനത്തിനും കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਊਕਲੀਅਸ

ਸੈੱਲ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਡੀਐਨਏ ਅਤੇ ਆਰਐਨਏ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਜਨਨ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیوکلئس

ڈی این اے اور آر این اے پر مشتمل سیل کا ایک حصہ اور نشوونما اور تولید کا ذمہ دار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

核

细胞的一部分，含有 DNA 和 RNA，负责生长和繁殖

🇯🇵Japanese

核

DNAとRNAを含み、成長と再生を担う細胞の一部

🇰🇷Korean

핵

DNA와 RNA를 포함하고 성장과 번식을 담당하는 세포의 일부

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạt nhân

một phần của tế bào chứa DNA và RNA và chịu trách nhiệm cho sự tăng trưởng và sinh sản

🇹🇭Thai

นิวเคลียส

เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของเซลล์ที่มี DNA และ RNA และมีหน้าที่ในการเจริญเติบโตและการสืบพันธุ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

inti

bagian sel yang mengandung DNA dan RNA dan bertanggung jawab untuk pertumbuhan dan reproduksi

🇲🇾Malay

nukleus

sebahagian daripada sel yang mengandungi DNA dan RNA dan bertanggungjawab untuk pertumbuhan dan pembiakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نواة

جزء من الخلية يحتوي على DNA و RNA ومسؤول عن النمو والتكاثر

🇮🇷Persian

هسته

بخشی از سلول حاوی DNA و RNA و مسئول رشد و تولید مثل است

🇹🇷Turkish

çekirdek

Hücrenin DNA ve RNA içeren, büyüme ve üremeden sorumlu kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַרעִין

חלק מהתא המכיל DNA ו-RNA ואחראי לצמיחה ורבייה

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