nucleator
/ˈnjuːklɪeɪtə/Science
noun
A substance that acts as a nucleus or provides nuclei; a substance that initiates a process at a particular location.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science. From nucleate + -or.
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