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nuc

/njuːk/

nuc noun: a nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony.

Noun (1)

nuc (plural nucs)

  1. A nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony.
    • I have to take brood from established hives to set up nucs, as I did the previous week[…]1998, Sue Hubbell, A Book of Bees: And How to Keep Them, page 110

Noun (2) capitalized: NUC

IPA/ɛn juː ˈsiː/

NUC

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of neutral unit of construction.

Adjective capitalized: NUC

IPA/ɛn juː ˈsiː/

NUC (not comparable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of not upwardly compatible.

Forms of nuc

pluralnucs
alternative formnuke

Origin of nuc

Shortening.

Words that rhyme with nuc

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Questions about nuc

What does nuc mean?
Nuc means a nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony.
What part of speech is nuc?
Nuc can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce nuc?
Nuc is pronounced /njuːk/.
What is the plural of nuc?
The plural of nuc is nucs.

Words near nuc in the dictionary

  1. nublike
  2. nubs
  3. nubuck
  4. nubucks
  5. nuby
  6. nuc
  7. NUCA
  8. nucament
  9. nucamenta
  10. nucamentaceous
  11. nucaments

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