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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The cell-nucleus.

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  • noun cytology The nucleus of a cell

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

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From the Ancient Greek κάρυον ("nut, kernel").

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