noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
atomic
▪
At this point it must seem paradoxical that atomic nuclei containing several closely packed protons exist at all.
▪
Within the nucleus An atomic nucleus is very small; less than 10 -15 metres in diameter.
▪
Quarks bind together to make up larger particles such as the protons and neutrons found in the atomic nucleus .
▪
Understanding of the atomic nucleus was progressing rapidly and awareness was dawning of the awesome energies latent within.
▪
In this context, a neutron star is effectively a single atomic nucleus .
small
▪
The small nucleus of ex-service officers naturally guarded their job closely.
▪
Growth proceeds from a small crystal nucleus which develops into a fibril.
▪
Pilots are based mainly at Guernsey of Jersey, with a small nucleus of four at Alderney.
■ NOUN
cell
▪
Embedded within the cytoplasm is the cell nucleus surrounded by its own special membrane.
▪
The question is what will happen to the red blood cell nucleus if it is placed in cancer cell cytoplasm?
▪
The pipette was wide enough to accommodate the cell nuclei easily, but too narrow to accommodate the whole cell.
▪
The HeLa cell nucleus continues to behave as before.
▪
But there is a dramatic change in the chick red blood cell nucleus .
▪
After larger doses, chromosomes are seen to break and cell nuclei to fragment.
▪
They match the four pairs of chromosomes, dense bodies in the cell nucleus .
comet
▪
Clearly comet nuclei are very weak.
▪
As long as a comet nucleus is still active, fresh clouds of dust are emitted at each perihelion passage.
▪
The other half of the NEOs are extinct comet nuclei .
deuterium
▪
The figure on page 28 shows the make-up of these simplest nuclei and illustrates what happens when two deuterium nuclei collide.
▪
The calculations by Frank and the Soviet theoreticians had dealt with the fusion of proton and deuterium or of two deuterium nuclei .
■ VERB
become
▪
They stayed on in Constantinople and became the nucleus of the Varangian Guard, which lasted for many centuries.
▪
In 1875 Boston Spa College was purchased, and this became the nucleus of the present School.
▪
The guest house for the abbey became the nucleus of a royal residence.
contain
▪
Each of the two cells now contains a diploid nucleus , containing both maternal and paternal chromosomes.
▪
The cell body contains the nucleus .
▪
Note that the zygote-the one-celled nucleus-at no stage contains a single nucleus.
▪
Plants, animals, and fungi have eukaryotic cells, containing distinct nuclei and several other kinds of organelle.
▪
Usually this sucked-out cytoplasm will contain the egg nucleus .
form
▪
Hickson hopes this will form the nucleus of a self-help group.
▪
Gangs, particularly of white youths, formed definite nuclei for crowd and mob formations.
▪
Meadow Mill now forms the nucleus of a small trading estate.
▪
In the beginning of the chapter he calls the 12 disciples who will form the nucleus of the Church.
▪
This, under the control of the inference engine, forms the system nucleus .
▪
These titles have formed the nucleus basis of an educational website.
▪
The alignment of polymer chains at specific distances from one another to form crystalline nuclei will be assisted when intermolecular forces are strong.
▪
There they coalesce to form a single nucleus .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪
Doe and Cervenka were the nucleus of the great band "X."
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪
Alexander's new gaol remains the nucleus of Maidstone Prison today.
▪
For each treatment at least seven pairs of limbs were examined and over 1,500 nuclei counted.
▪
One should not, however, think that the nucleus of any cell will support development if transplanted into the egg.
▪
The creature probably created by the fusion of a human nucleus and a bovine ovum was owed something.
▪
Within the nucleus An atomic nucleus is very small; less than 10 -15 metres in diameter.