Words Starting With NUC
There are 85 words that start with NUC, from 5 letters to 15. The highest scoring is NUCLEOPHILICITY at 27 points in Scrabble, and 6 of them carry a J, Q, X or Z.
The List
Most common words first, then the rest A to Z.
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Common Words Starting With NUC And What They Mean
The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.
- NUCLEAR adjective (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
- NUCLEUS noun a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
- NUCLEOTIDE noun a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside
- NUCHA noun the back side of the neck
- NUCLEON noun a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
- NUCELLUS noun central part of a plant ovule
- NUCLEASE noun general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units
- NUCLEATE verb form into a nucleus
- NUCLEOLE noun a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus
- NUCLEONS noun form of NUCLEON: a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.