Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /nu.kle.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [nu.kle.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nu.kli.ɐˈsɐ̃w̃/, (faster pronunciation) /nu.kljɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: nu‧cle‧a‧ção

Noun edit

nucleação f (plural nucleações)

  1. (physics) nucleation (first stage of a phase transition in a small region)
  2. (cytology) nucleation (formation of cell nuclei)