1. having a nucleus or nuclei
Usage: biology
2. formed around a central point or core

Examples

• All animal cells are nucleated, containing genetic material within a membrane-bound nucleus.
• Plant cells are also nucleated, unlike bacterial cells which lack a true nucleus.
• The nucleated red blood cells were examined under the microscope.
• The settlement developed as a nucleated village around the central market square.
• Nucleated communities tend to have more efficient infrastructure than scattered ones.
• The crystal formation was nucleated around tiny particles in the solution.