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Nucleating

“Nucleating” 多用于科学语境,指液体或过饱和溶液中开始形成晶核,如 water nucleating around a dust particle(水分子在尘粒周围成核);在材料与化学中,nucleating agents(成核剂)可加速结晶。

  1. “Ice begins nucleating once the temperature drops below freezing.” (温度降到冰点以下,冰晶就开始成核。)
  2. “The additive helps by nucleating crystals more evenly.” (这种添加剂通过更均匀地成核来帮忙。)
  3. “Cloud seeding works by nucleating moisture in the atmosphere.” (人工降雨靠在大气中促成水汽成核。)

来自拉丁语 nucleus(核、核心),经 nucleate 动词化;与 nuclear(原子核的)同根,强调“形成核心点”。

“-ate” 构成动词 nucleate;-ing 表示正在成核的过程;nucleation 为名词(成核作用)。

在物理化学课本与工业配方中常见;日常口语少见,但科普报道谈结冰、气泡酒、云催化时会用到 nucleating。

  • 固定搭配: “nucleating agent” (成核剂), “nucleating site” (成核位点)
  • 原形: nucleate
  • 名词: nucleation, nucleus

“nucleus + ate + ing”:先长出 tiny nucleus(小核)——nucleating 就是正在成核、结晶起步。

“In the lab, they watched sugar nucleating slowly until the whole solution turned cloudy.” (实验室里,他们看着糖慢慢成核,直到整杯溶液变浑。)