nucleate

Other forms: nucleated; nucleating

Definitions of nucleate
  1. adjective
    having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus
    “nucleated cells”
    synonyms: nucleated
  2. verb
    form into a nucleus
    “Some cells had nucleated”
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    type of:
    become, turn
    undergo a change or development
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