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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Nucleate

· Nu·cle·ate · IPA
01 a. Having a nucleus; nucleated.
  1. 1.
    Having a nucleus; nucleated.
02 v. t. To gather, as about a nucleus or center.
  1. 1.
    To gather, as about a nucleus or center.
03 v. i. To form into a nucleus or multiple nuclei; as, raindrops may nucleate around silver iodide crystals.
  1. 1.
    To form into a nucleus or multiple nuclei; as, raindrops may nucleate around silver iodide crystals.