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nucleo-

nucleo- prefix: forming words pertaining to the cell nucleus or to nucleic acid.

Prefix

nucleo-

  1. Forming words pertaining to the cell nucleus or to nucleic acid.
  2. Forming words pertaining to atomic nuclei.

Origin of nucleo-

Formed from nucleus, from Latin nucleus (“kernel, core”), a diminutive of nux (“nut”).

Questions about nucleo-

What does nucleo- mean?
Nucleo- means forming words pertaining to the cell nucleus or to nucleic acid.
What part of speech is nucleo-?
Nucleo- is a prefix.

Words near nucleo- in the dictionary

  1. nucleides
  2. nucleiform
  3. nucleii
  4. nuclein
  5. nucleins
  6. nucleo-
  7. nucleo-capsular
  8. nucleoalbumin
  9. nucleoalbumins
  10. nucleoalbuminuria
  11. nucleobase

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