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Nucleus may refer to:
In physics
- Atomic nucleus, collection of protons and neutrons in the center of an atom, also composed of subatomic matter
- Ice nucleus, the center of an ice crystal
- Cloud condensation nuclei, the basis for the development of a cloud droplet
In astronomy
- Comet nucleus, the solid core of a comet.
- Galaxy nucleus, the central region of a galaxy.
In biology
- Cell nucleus, the control center of a cell, which contains the cell's chromosomal DNA
- Nucleus (neuroanatomy), a central nervous system structure composed mainly of gray matter
- Beekeeping term for a small beehive
In phonology
- Syllable nucleus, the central part of a syllable
- Sentence nucleus, the syllable which receives the greatest stress in a word
In computer systems
- Nucleus CMS, an open-source weblog system
- Nucleus RTOS, a brand of operating system
Other
- Nucleus (band), a British jazz-rock band led by Ian Carr
- Nucleus (Canadian band), a Canadian progressive psychedelic band, predecessor to A Foot in Coldwater, that released one album in 1969 and appeared at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival.
- Nucleus (video game), a downloadable game on the PlayStation Store
- Nucleus Limited, an Australian medical research company, taken over by Pacific Dunlop in 1988
See also
- Nucleolus
- Nuclear
- Nucleation
- Nucleic acid
