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nidus

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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 of nidus

breeding ground, hotbed, hothouse, nest, nursery, seedbed, seminary

Words Related to nidus

base, capital, center, core, cynosure, eye, focus, heart, hub, mecca, nucleus, seat

focus, headquarters

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