1. A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction Noun
2. The positively charged dense center of an atom Noun
3. A small group of indispensable persons or things Noun
4. (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail Noun
5. Any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord Noun
6. The central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex Noun