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What is the difference between core and nucleus?

core | nucleus |

As nouns the difference between core and nucleus

is that core is the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds while nucleus is the core, central part (of something), round which others are assembled.

As a verb core

is to remove the core of an apple or other fruit.

As an acronym CORE

is congress of Racial Equality.

As a proper noun Core

is the birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and of vegetation. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades.

core

Translingual

Adjective

(head)
  • .
  • Coordinate terms

    * basal

    Derived terms

    * core eudicots * core Malvales * core leptosporangiates * core Notholaena * core Caryophyllales * core Ericales * core Lamiales * core Acanthaceae * core Isoglossinae ----

    nucleus

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The core, central part (of something), round which others are assembled.
  • An initial part or version that will receive additions.
  • This collection will form the nucleus of a new library.
  • (chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.
  • (cytology) A large organelle found in cells which contains genetic material.
  • (neuroanatomy) A ganglion, cluster of many neuronal bodies where synapsing occurs.
  • (linguistics) The central part of a syllable, most commonly a vowel.
  • Derived terms

    * nucle- * nuclear * nuclease * nucleate, anucleate * nucleic acid * nuclein * nucleo- * nucleolar * nucleon * nucleotide * nuclide * atomic nucleus * cell nucleus * syllable nucleus, the central part of a syllable * sentence nucleus, the syllable which receives the greatest stress in a word