Definition & Meaning | English word NUCLEATES

Definitions of NUCLEATES

1. plural of nucleate.

Examples of Using NUCLEATES in a Sentence

• The ions necessary to form calcium carbonate are also secreted by the mantle, but it is the tailored environment created by the organic matrix which causes aragonite (rather than calcite) crystals to nucleate, in much the same way that collagen nucleates hydroxyapatite crystals.
• Each flake nucleates around a tiny particle in supersaturated air masses by attracting supercooled cloud water droplets, which freeze and accrete in crystal form.

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