vb, -at*ed  -at*ing vt  1  :  to form into a nucleus  2  :  to act as a nucleus for  3  :  to supply nuclei to vi  1  :  to form a nucleus  2  :  to act as a nucleus  3  :  to begin to form .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:   nucleoid  nu·clide 
 
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