nucleate adjective 1noun 1verb 1forms 5 adjective1 •Having a nucleus; nucleated noun1 •Any salt of a nucleic acid. verb1 •To form (into) a nucleus, or to act as a nucleus.Lasker was the center of this collective, its nucleating force, its queen bee. — 2010 formsnucleated · nucleating · nucleates · more nucleate · most nucleate