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Variant of nucleate

nucleate Definition

nu·cle·ate (no̵̅o̅′klē it, -āt′; nyo̵̅o̅′-; for v., -āt′)

adjective

having a nucleus

Etymology: L nucleatus, having a kernel, pp. of nucleare, to become like a kernel < nucleus: see nucleus

transitive verb nucleated -·at′·ed, nucleating -·at′·ing

to form into or around a nucleus

Etymology: < L nucleatus

intransitive verb

to form a nucleus

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