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nu·cle·in

 (no͞o′klē-ĭn, nyo͞o′-)
n.
Material from the nucleus of a cell, considered a single substance when first isolated in the late 1800s but later shown to consist of DNA and associated proteins.
nu′cle·in′ic adj.
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nuclein

(ˈnjuːklɪɪn)
n
(Biochemistry) any of a group of proteins, containing phosphorus, that occur in the nuclei of living cells
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