English words starting with nuc

Meanings of Nucamentaceous:

adjective

Of a fruit: resembling a small nut, specifically indehiscent.

Meanings of Nucellar:

adjective

Relating to the central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac.

Usage examples:

Nucellar tissue surrounding the embryo sac

Meanings of Nucelli:

noun

The central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac.

Usage examples:

In addition, the grains were observed to float in water with sacci uppermost, consistent with the s…

Meanings of Nucellus:

noun

The central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac.

Usage examples:

In addition, the grains were observed to float in water with sacci uppermost, consistent with the s…

Meanings of Nucha:

noun

The nape of the neck. also: the rear part of the head, or part of the body immediately behind the head (in a vertebrate or invertebrate animal).

Meanings of Nuchae:

Plural of nucha specialized

Meanings of Nuchal:

adjective

Relating to the nape of the neck.

Usage examples:

The excised nodule consisted of fibrocartilaginous tissue surrounded by dense connective tissue of …

Meanings of Nuciferous:

adjective

(of a tree or bush) bearing nuts.

Meanings of Nuciform:

adjective

Having the shape or form of a nut; specifically (of soil texture) characterized by rounded aggregates of particles resembling nuts.

Meanings of Nucivorous:

adjective

Feeding on nuts.

Meanings of Nucleant:

adjective

Forming a nucleus.

noun

A particle that initiates nucleation, especially in another substance; an agent of (especially heterogeneous) nucleation.

Meanings of Nuclear:

adjective

Relating to the nucleus of an atom.

Usage examples:

Nuclear chemistry

Meanings of Nuclear-family:

noun

A social unit of two parents and their children

Usage examples:

We average fewer than two children per nuclear family.

Meanings of Nuclear-power:

noun

The power produced when the nucleus (= central part) of an atom is divided or joined to another nucleus

Usage examples:

The expansion of nuclear power is a politically charged issue., the substance is a byproduct of the…

Meanings of Nuclease:

noun

An enzyme that cleaves the chains of nucleotides in nucleic acids into smaller units.

Usage examples:

These dna-binding proteins include polymerases, helicases, nucleases, isomerases, ligases, histones…

Meanings of Nucleases:

noun

An enzyme that cleaves the chains of nucleotides in nucleic acids into smaller units.

Usage examples:

These dna-binding proteins include polymerases, helicases, nucleases, isomerases, ligases, histones…

Meanings of Nucleate:

verb

Form a nucleus.

Usage examples:

Ice crystals nucleate high in the atmosphere and grow as they fall

adjective

Having a nucleus.

Usage examples:

Accommodation, attached to a nucleate service core, reverses the usual convention, so that private …

Meanings of Nucleated:

adjective

Having a nucleus.

Usage examples:

A nucleated fetal cell

verb

Form a nucleus.

Usage examples:

Ice crystals nucleate high in the atmosphere and grow as they fall

Meanings of Nucleates:

verb

Form a nucleus.

Usage examples:

Ice crystals nucleate high in the atmosphere and grow as they fall

adjective

Having a nucleus.

Usage examples:

Accommodation, attached to a nucleate service core, reverses the usual convention, so that private …

Meanings of Nucleating:

verb

Form a nucleus.

Usage examples:

Ice crystals nucleate high in the atmosphere and grow as they fall

adjective

Having a nucleus.

Usage examples:

Accommodation, attached to a nucleate service core, reverses the usual convention, so that private …

Meanings of Nucleation:

noun

The first step in the process of a substance changing from one state to another

Usage examples:

This section deals with the simplest nucleation event, namely the nucleation of solid crystals duri…

Meanings of Nucleator:

noun

A substance that acts as a nucleus or provides nuclei; a substance that initiates a process at a particular location.

Meanings of Nucleators:

noun

A substance that acts as a nucleus or provides nuclei; a substance that initiates a process at a particular location.

Meanings of Nuclei:

noun

The central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth.

Usage examples:

The nucleus of a british film-producing industry

Plural of nucleus specialized

Meanings of Nucleic:

noun

A type of acid, for example, dna and rna, that is found in all living cells and contains the genetic information passed from parents to children