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Definition: Pronucleus |
PronucleusNoun1. The nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Pronucleus \Pro*nu"cle*us\, noun; plural Pronuclei (-[imac]). [New Latin expression. See Pro-, and Nucleus.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: Pronucleus |
| English words defined with "pronucleus": Pronuclei ♦ Segmentation nucleus. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "pronucleus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | pronucleus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | pronucleus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | pronucléus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Pronukleus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | pronucleo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onucleuspray pronúcleo. (various references) pronúcleo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "pronucleus": pronucleuses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "pronucleus" (pronounced 'Pro*nu"cle*us'): Abaciscus, Abaculus, Abacus, Abdominous, Abgeordnetenhaus, Abiogenous, Ablatitious, Abnormous, Absentaneous, Absonous, Abstemious, Abstentious, Abstractitious, Acanthaceous, Acanthocarpous, Acanthocephalous, Acanthophorous, Acanthopodious, Acanthopterous, Acanthopterygious, Acanthus, Acarpellous, Acarpous, Acarus, Accismus, Acclivitous, Acclivous, Acephalous, Acetabuliferous, Acetarious, Acetous, Achilous, Achlamydeous, Acholous, Achromatous, Achroous, Achylous, Achymous, Acidiferous, Acidulous, Acinaceous, Acinus, Acotyledonous, Acrimonious, Acrocarpous, Acrogenous, Acronyctous, Acrosporous, Acrotomous, Actinophorous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: uncouplers. | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-l-n-o-p-r-s-u-u" | |
-1 letter: uncoupler, uncouples. | |
-2 letters: cernuous, coenurus, couplers, cupreous, opuscule, pouncers, ulcerous, uncouple. | |
-3 letters: cloners, closeup, closure, colures, cornels, counsel, coupler, couples, crepons, croupes, cuprous, cupules, leprous, lucerns, nucleus, pelorus, pleuron, pouncer, pounces, recoups, scruple, sporule, unclose, uncurls, upcurls, uprouse. | |
-4 letters: censor, ceorls, cerous, cloner, clones, clonus, closer, clours, coleus, colure, consul, copens, copers, cornel, cornus. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-l-n-o-p-r-s-u-u" | |
+2 letters: pronucleuses. | |
+4 letters: percutaneously, proventriculus, scrupulousness. | |
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