NUCLEATE


Meaning of NUCLEATE in English

— nucleation /nooh'klee ay"sheuhn, nyooh'-/ , n. — nucleator , n.

adj. /nooh"klee it, -ayt', nyooh"-/ ; v. /nooh"klee ayt', nyooh"-/ , adj., v., nucleated, nucleating .

adj.

1. having a nucleus.

v.t.

2. to form (something) into a nucleus.

v.i.

3. to form a nucleus.

[ 1860-65; nucleatus having a kernel or stone. See NUCLEUS, -ATE 1 ]

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