nucleuses

  • 11nucleus — /nooh klee euhs, nyooh /, n., pl. nuclei / klee uy /, nucleuses. 1. a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club. 2. Biol. a specialized, usually spherical mass of… …

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  • 12Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan — Pasquale Cuntrera arrested on Fiumicino airport near Rome in September 1992 after he was expelled from Venezuela. The Cuntrera Caruana Mafia clan is part of the Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra and held a key position in the illicit drug trade and… …

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  • 13nucleus — /ˈnjukliəs / (say nyoohkleeuhs) noun (plural nuclei /ˈnjukliaɪ/ (say nyoohkleeuy) or nucleuses) 1. a central part or thing about which other parts or things are grouped. 2. anything constituting a central part, foundation, or beginning: *There… …

  • 14nucleus — [no͞o′klē əs, nyo͞o′klē əs] n. pl. nuclei [no͞o′klēī΄, nyo͞o′klēī΄] or nucleuses [ModL < L, a nut, kernel, for nuculeus, dim. < nux (gen. nucis), NUT] 1. a thing or part forming the center around which other things or parts are grouped or… …

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  • 15nu|cle|us — «NOO klee UHSYOO », noun, plural cle|i or cle|us|es. 1. a central part or thing around which other parts or things are collected: »A very strange old gentleman, whose eccentricity had become the nucleus for a thousand fantastic stories… …

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  • 16HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …

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