Definition of "nucleators" [nucleators]

• Plural form of nucleator. (noun)

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• "“Geographic, seasonal, and precipitation chemistry influence on the abundance and activity of biological ice nucleators in rain and snow.”"
• "Ice nucleators that have been found in insects are generally not too efficient, initiating ice growth at supercooling points between - 7°C and - 10°C, thus they are probably involved in avoiding intracellular ice growth rather than the directed ice growth seen in freeze-tolerant amphibians."
• "Pure water has a homogeneous nucleation temperature of - 40°C, thus in the absence of any nucleation sites, it should be possible for an insect to survive very cold temperatures in a supercooled state if it could rid itself of all ice nucleators and prevent external ice from contacting its body fluids."