Nouns

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