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Verb: nucleate  n(y)ooklee eyt
  1. Form into a nucleus
    "Some cells had nucleated"
Adjective: nucleate  n(y)ooklee eyt
  1. Having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus
    - nucleated

Derived forms: nucleated, nucleates, nucleating

See also: nucleus

Type of: become, turn

Encyclopedia: Nucleate