NUCLEATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nucleate mean? 

• NUCLEATE (adjective)
  The adjective NUCLEATE has 1 sense:

1. having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus

  Familiarity information: NUCLEATE used as an adjective is very rare.

• NUCLEATE (verb)
  The verb NUCLEATE has 1 sense:

1. form into a nucleus

  Familiarity information: NUCLEATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NUCLEATE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

nucleate; nucleated

Context example:

nucleated cells

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Pertainym:

nucleus (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)

• NUCLEATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they nucleate    ... he / she / it nucleates   
Past simple: nucleated   
Past participle: nucleated   
-ing form: nucleating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Form into a nucleus

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

Some cells had nucleated

Hypernyms (to "nucleate" is one way to...):

become; turn (undergo a change or development)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

nucleus (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)

 Context examples 

The determination of the ratio of nucleated red blood cells compared to erythrocytes present in a sample.

(Nucleated Red Blood Cell to Erythrocyte Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the nucleated erythrocytes (large, immature nucleated erythrocytes) in a biological specimen.

(Nucleated Red Blood Cell Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the number of nucleated red blood cells present in a sample.

(Nucleated Red Blood Cell Count, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic finding indicating the presence of nucleated red cells in the peripheral blood.

(Nucleated Red Blood Cells Present, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of nucleated thrombocytes present in a sample.

(Nucleated Thrombocyte Count, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the platelets (non-nucleated thrombocytes) in a biological specimen.

(Platelet Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A measurement of the nucleated thrombocytes in a biological specimen.

(Nucleated Thrombocyte Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of nucleated erythrocytes to leukocytes in a biological specimen.

(Nucleated Erythrocyte to Leukocyte Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The cellular material of blood consisting of white blood cells and nucleated red blood cells.

(Nucleated Blood Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of small nucleated rhabdomyoblasts within a fibrous and myxoid stroma.

(Cervical Rhabdomyoma, NCI Thesaurus)