nucleate
Americanadjective
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
adjective
verb
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Etymology
Origin of nucleate
First recorded in 1860–65, nucleate is from the Latin word nucleātus having a kernel or stone. See nucleus, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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The research team delved deeply into possible mechanisms for diamonds to nucleate and grow under these new conditions.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024
“There also needs to be laboratory research to investigate the consequences of adding these metals to sulfuric acid particles. Can the particles nucleate ice and impact clouds and chemistry in the stratosphere?”
From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2023
Over time, Duszyn´ski hopes the elite teams will nucleate Ukraine’s scientific revival, by strengthening their connections to top institutions all over the world.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 6, 2022
So I think it’s artistic license to suggest that that could nucleate some fireworks.
From The Verge • Dec. 17, 2021
In almost all nucleate cells the nucleus is resorbed when the cell reaches its full development, and it is larger and more important the younger the cell is.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
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