nidus

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of NIDUS

a place or environment that favors the development of something <a type of contact lens that proved to be a nidus of infection>

Synonyms hotbed, hothouse, nest, nidus, nursery, seedbed, seminary

Related Words crucible; base, capital, center, core, cynosure, eye, focus, heart, hub, mecca, nucleus, seat; focus, headquarters

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