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adj. Nucleated.

v. To bring together into a nucleus.

v. To act as a nucleus for.

v. To provide a nucleus for.

verb-intransitive. To form a nucleus.

adj. Having a nucleus; nucleated

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

n. Any salt of a nucleic acid.

adj. Having a nucleus; nucleated.

v. To gather, as about a nucleus or center.

verb-intransitive. To form into a nucleus or multiple nuclei.

To form into or about a nucleus.

To form a nucleus; gather about a nucleus or center.

Having a nucleus: as, a nucleate cell; nucleate protoplasm.

adj. having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus

v. form into a nucleus

"The researchers used an instrument called a transmission electron microscope to watch how nanowires made of silicon "nucleate," or begin to form, before growing into wires, said Eric Stach, an assistant professor of materials engineering at Purdue University."

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