Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In physical, any substance, such as lycopodium powder, or any medium which, like the ionized gases from flames, affords nuclei of condensation in an atmosphere containing vapor; any medium or agent which produces nucleation of a vapor.
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- noun A material that
nucleates , or that aidsnucleation
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Examples
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Duman JG (2001) Antifreeze and ice nucleator proteins in terrestrial arthropods.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010
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Tam VC, Serruto D, Dziejman M, Brieher W, Mekalanos JJ (2007) A type III secretion system in Vibrio cholerae translocates a formin/spire hybrid-like actin nucleator to promote intestinal colonization.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Toshio Kodama et al. 2010
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Over a third of the ice nuclei generated contained lead, suggesting it is a highly-efficient nucleator.
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Over a third of the ice nuclei generated contained lead, suggesting it is a highly-efficient nucleator.
Medindia Health News 2009
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Preliminary investigations indicate the presence of an endogenous ice nucleator in diapausing C. costata (A. Rajamohan &
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Brent J. Sinclair et al. 2009
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