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Nucleate

Nu′cle-ate

,
Adj.
[L.
nucleatus
having a kernel.]
Having a nucleus; nucleated.

Nu′cle-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf. L.
nucleare
to become kernelly.]
To gather, as about a nucleus or center.

Definition 2024


nucleate

nucleate

English

Adjective

nucleate (comparative more nucleate, superlative most nucleate)

  1. Having a nucleus; nucleated

Verb

nucleate (third-person singular simple present nucleates, present participle nucleating, simple past and past participle nucleated)

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

Noun

nucleate (plural nucleates)

  1. Any salt of a nucleic acid.

Derived terms


Italian

Adjective

nucleate

  1. feminine plural of nucleato

Latin

Pronunciation

nŭcleāte
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /nu.kleˈaː.te/, [nʊ.kɫɛˈaː.tɛ]
nūcleāte
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /nuː.kleˈaː.te/, [nuː.kɫɛˈaː.tɛ]

Adjective

nū̆cleāte

  1. vocative singular masculine of nū̆cleātus