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nucleate

🇬🇧 UK/'nju:klieit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To form or cause to form a nucleus; to act as a starting point for growth.

(使)成核;形成核心

adj.

Having a nucleus.

有核的

n.

A salt of a nucleic acid.

核酸盐

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
nuclenucleus, kernel, nut
+
ateto make, having
=nucleate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The solution began to nucleate around the crystals at the center.

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