nucleation

noun — 2 senses

nucleation

noun

CA, US /ˌnukliˈeɪʃən/

1

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The first stage of a phase transition in a small region.

2

Biology, Natural sciences The formation of cell nuclei.

Derived terms: binucleation, centronucleation, denucleation, epinucleation, exonucleation, heteronucleation, micronucleation, misnucleation, mononucleation, multinucleation, postnucleation, prenucleation, renucleation, tetranucleation, tribonucleation

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