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nucleate

[ adjective noo-klee-it, -eyt, nyoo-; verb noo-klee-eyt, nyoo- ]

adjective

  1. having a nucleus.


verb (used with object)

, nu·cle·at·ed, nu·cle·at·ing.
  1. to form (something) into a nucleus.

verb (used without object)

, nu·cle·at·ed, nu·cle·at·ing.
  1. to form a nucleus.

nucleate

adjective

  1. having a nucleus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to form a nucleus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌnucleˈation, noun
  • ˈnucleˌator, noun
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Other Words From

  • nu·cle·a·tion [noo-klee-, ey, -sh, uh, n, nyoo-], noun
  • nucle·ator noun
  • multi·nucle·ate adjective
  • un·nucle·ated adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nucleate1

First recorded in 1860–65, nucleate is from the Latin word nucleātus having a kernel or stone. See nucleus, -ate 1
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Example Sentences

This temperature is much higher than most other known ice nucleate material.

This is when other ideas begin to nucleate around the core idea.

I heard a doctor say to let 'im rest to-night an' 'nucleate in the mornin'.

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