nuclei

Plural of nucleus. nuclei fer ous (nū-klē-if'e-rus), a. [L. nucleus, a kernel, + ferre = E. bear1.] Bearing or containing a nucleus or nuclei. nuclei form (nūklē-i-fôrm), a. [ nucleolus Formed like a nucleus. (b) In the shape of a rounded tubercle: applied in botany to the apothecia of certain lichens. Also nucleoid. nuclein (nū'klē-in), n. [L. nucleus, a nucleus, +-in2.] The phosphorized nitrogenous constituent of cell-nuclei. It is found in two modifications, the one soluble in alkali carbonates and hydroxids, the other insoluble in carbonates and only slowly soluble in hydroxids. It is probably a mixture of organic phosphorus compounds with various proteids. nucleobranch (nu'kle-o-brangk), a. and n. [Cf. Nucleobranchiata.] 1. a. Pertaining to the Nu cleobranchiata, or having their characters; heteropod ous. II. n. A member of the Nucleobranchiata ; a heteropod.