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Definitions for nucleate
ˈnu kli ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈnyu-; -ˌeɪtnu·cle·ate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nucleated, nucleateverb

    having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus

    "nucleated cells"

  2. nucleateverb

    form into a nucleus

    "Some cells had nucleated"

GCIDE

  1. nucleateverb

    To form into a nucleus or multiple nuclei; as, raindrops may nucleate around silver iodide crystals.

Wiktionary

  1. nucleatenoun

    Any salt of a nucleic acid.

  2. nucleateverb

    To form (into) a nucleus, or to act as a nucleus

  3. nucleateadjective

    Having a nucleus; nucleated

Wikipedia

  1. nucleate

    In thermodynamics, nucleation is the first step in the formation of either a new thermodynamic phase or structure via self-assembly or self-organization within a substance or mixture. Nucleation is typically defined to be the process that determines how long an observer has to wait before the new phase or self-organized structure appears. For example, if a volume of water is cooled (at atmospheric pressure) below 0 °C, it will tend to freeze into ice, but volumes of water cooled only a few degrees below 0 °C often stay completely free of ice for long periods (supercooling). At these conditions, nucleation of ice is either slow or does not occur at all. However, at lower temperatures nucleation is fast, and ice crystals appear after little or no delay.Nucleation is a common mechanism which generates first-order phase transitions, and it is the start of the process of forming a new thermodynamic phase. In contrast, new phases at continuous phase transitions start to form immediately. Nucleation is often very sensitive to impurities in the system. These impurities may be too small to be seen by the naked eye, but still can control the rate of nucleation. Because of this, it is often important to distinguish between heterogeneous nucleation and homogeneous nucleation. Heterogeneous nucleation occurs at nucleation sites on surfaces in the system. Homogeneous nucleation occurs away from a surface.

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  1. nucleate

    To nucleate generally means to form a nucleus or take on a nucleus-like structure. In the field of chemistry, nucleate refers to the initial stage in a phase transition process, where a small number of ions, atoms or molecules arrange themselves into a pattern characteristic of a crystalline solid, leading to the formation of a microscopic region of the new phase (nucleus). It is the beginning of a growth or development process.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nucleateadjective

    having a nucleus; nucleated

  2. Nucleateverb

    to gather, as about a nucleus or center

  3. Etymology: [L. nucleatus having a kernel.]

Entomology

  1. Nucleate

    with, or having a nucleus.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nucleate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nucleate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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