NUCLEATE

nucleated, nucleate

(adjective) having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus; “nucleated cells”

nucleate

(verb) form into a nucleus; “Some cells had nucleated”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

nucleate (comparative more nucleate, superlative most nucleate)

Having a nucleus; nucleated

Verb

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

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

Noun

nucleate (plural nucleates)

Any salt of a nucleic acid.

Source: Wiktionary


Nu"cle*ate, a. Etym: [L. nucleatus having a kernel.]

Definition: Having a nucleus; nucleated.

Nu"cle*ate, v. t. Etym: [Cf. L. nucleare to become kernelly.]

Definition: To gather, as about a nucleus or center.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins