verb
- forming or serving as a nucleus around which something develops or grows
Usage: scientific; present participle of nucleate
Examples
- Ice crystals were nucleating around dust particles in the cloud.
- The protein is nucleating the formation of larger molecular complexes.
- Bubbles began nucleating at the rough surface of the container.
- The researcher observed crystals nucleating in the supersaturated solution.
- Condensation was nucleating on the cold metal surface.
- The additive helps in nucleating polymer crystallization.