nucleation

See also: nucléation

English

Pronunciation

(US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌnukliˈeɪʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

nucleation (countable and uncountable, plural nucleations)

(physics) The first stage of a phase transition in a small region.
(biology) The formation of cell nuclei.

Derived terms

Translations

first stage of a phase transition in a small region

Bulgarian: зародишообразуване n (zarodišoobrazuvane)
Finnish: nukleaatio (fi), ydintyminen (fi)
Malay: pemusatan
Portuguese: nucleação f
Spanish: nucleación f

formation of cell nuclei

Finnish: ydintyminen (fi), nukleaatio (fi)
Malay: penukleusan, pemusatan
Portuguese: nucleação f

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Romanian: ^{(please verify)} nucleație f, ^{(please verify)} nucleere f

Anagrams

innoculate