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Words starting with NUC
There are 63 words starting with NUC in the standard word-game list. The most common are nuclear, nucleus, nucellar, nucellus, nucha, nuchal.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| nuclear | (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | 9 |
| nucleus | a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction | 9 |
| nucellar | Of or pertaining to the nucellus | 10 |
| nucellus | central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac | 10 |
| nucha | the back side of the neck | 10 |
| nuchal | The back of the neck. | 11 |
| nucleal | Relating to a nucleus; nuclear. | 9 |
| nuclease | general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into… | 10 |
| nucleate | having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus | 10 |
| nucleated | having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus | 12 |
| nucleating | That encourages nucleation | 13 |
| nucleation | The first stage of a phase transition in a small region. | 12 |
| nucleator | A material that nucleates, or that aids nucleation. | 11 |
| nuclein | A phosphorus-rich protein found in the nucleus of a cell, later specifically nucleohistone or… | 9 |
| nucleocapsid | The core structure of a virus, consisting of nucleic acid surrounded by a coat of protein | 19 |
| nucleoid | The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized | 11 |
| nucleolar | Of or pertaining to the nucleolus | 11 |
| nucleole | a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein… | 10 |
| nucleolus | a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein… | 11 |
| nucleon | a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus | 9 |
| nucleonic | Of, pertaining to, or composed of nucleons. | 13 |
| nucleonics | the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei | 14 |
| nucleophile | A compound or functional group that is attractive to centres of positive charge, and donates electrons,… | 18 |
| nucleophilic | Of, or relating to a nucleophile | 21 |
| nucleophilically | In a nucleophilic manner. | 28 |
| nucleophilicity | The condition of being nucleophilic | 27 |
| nucleoplasm | the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell | 17 |
| nucleoplasmic | Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm. | 21 |
| nucleoprotein | any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living cells; consists of a protein bound to a nucleic… | 17 |
| nucleoside | a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid | 13 |
| nucleosynthesis | (astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom | 23 |
| nucleotidase | Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a nucleotide to a nucleoside and phosphate | 15 |
| nucleotide | a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) | 13 |
| nuclide | An atomic nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass. | 10 |
| nuclidic | Of or pertaining to nuclides. | 13 |
All 63 words
- nuclear
- nucleus
- nucellar
- nucelli
- nucellus
- nucha
- nuchae
- nuchal
- nuchals
- nucleal
- nuclease
- nucleases
- nucleate
- nucleated
- nucleates
- nucleating
- nucleation
- nucleations
- nucleator
- nucleators
- nuclei
- nuclein
- nucleins
- nucleocapsid
- nucleocapsids
- nucleoid
- nucleoids
- nucleolar
- nucleole
- nucleoles
- nucleoli
- nucleolus
- nucleon
- nucleonic
- nucleonics
- nucleons
- nucleophile
- nucleophiles
- nucleophilic
- nucleophilically
- nucleophilicities
- nucleophilicity
- nucleoplasm
- nucleoplasmic
- nucleoplasms
- nucleoprotein
- nucleoproteins
- nucleoside
- nucleosides
- nucleosomal
- nucleosome
- nucleosomes
- nucleosyntheses
- nucleosynthesis
- nucleosynthetic
- nucleotidase
- nucleotidases
- nucleotide
- nucleotides
- nucleuses
- nuclide
- nuclides
- nuclidic