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Definitions for Subnucleus

[1] a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club.
[2] Biology . a specialized, usually spherical mass of protoplasm encased in a double membrane, and found in most living eukaryotic cells, directing their growth, metabolism, and reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters.
[3] Physics . the positively charged mass within an atom, composed of neutrons and protons, and possessing most of the mass but occupying only a small fraction of the volume of the atom.
[4] Anatomy . a mass of nerve cells in the brain or spinal cord in which nerve fibers form connections.
[5] Also called condensation nucleus. Meteorology . a particle upon which condensation of water vapor occurs to form water drops or ice crystals.
[6] Chemistry . a fundamental arrangement of atoms, as the benzene ring, that may occur in many compounds by substitution of atoms without a change in structure.
[7] Astronomy . the condensed portion of the head of a comet.
[8] Phonetics . the central, most prominent segment in a syllable, consisting of a vowel, diphthong, or vowellike consonant, as the a- sound in cat or the l- sound in bottled; peak. the most prominent syllable in an utterance or stress group; tonic syllable.
[9] a central or fundamental part or thing around which others are grouped; core
[10] a centre of growth or development; basis; kernel the nucleus of an idea
[11] biology (in the cells of eukaryotes) a large compartment, bounded by a double membrane, that contains the chromosomes and associated molecules and controls the characteristics and growth of the cell
[12] anatomy any of various groups of nerve cells in the central nervous system
[13] astronomy the central portion in the head of a comet, consisting of small solid particles of ice and frozen gases, which vaporize on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
[14] physics the positively charged dense region at the centre of an atom, composed of protons and neutrons, about which electrons orbit
[15] chem a fundamental group of atoms in a molecule serving as the base structure for related compounds and remaining unchanged during most chemical reactions the benzene nucleus
[16] botany the central point of a starch granule a rare name for nucellus
[17] phonetics the most sonorous part of a syllable, usually consisting of a vowel or frictionless continuant
[18] logic the largest individual that is a mereological part of every member of a given class

Words nearby Subnucleus

nucleusnucleotidase, nucleotide, nucleotides, nucleotidyltransferase, nucleotoxin, nucleus, nucleus fastigii, nucleus gracilis, nucleus of solitary tract, nuclide, nuddy

Origin of Subnucleus

nucleus1695–1705; < Latin: kernel, syncopated variant of nuculeus, equivalent to nucu(la ) little nut (nuc-, stem of nux nut + -ula -ule) + -leus noun suffix

Other words from Subnucleus

sub·nu·cle·us , noun, plural sub·nu·cle·i, sub·nu·cle·us·es.

Word origin for Subnucleus

nucleusC18: from Latin: kernel, from nux nut