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nucleo-

prefix

  1. combining form meaning "nucleus"
  2. combining form meaning "nucleic acid"
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Wiktionary

prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- Formed from nucleus, from Latin nucleus (“kernel, core”), a diminutive of nux (“nut”).

  1. Forming words pertaining to nuclei.
  2. Forming words pertaining to nuclei.
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