enucleate
Americanverb (used with object)
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Biology. to deprive of the nucleus.
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to remove (a kernel, tumor, eyeball, etc.) from its enveloping cover.
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Archaic. to bring out; disclose; explain.
adjective
verb
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biology to remove the nucleus from (a cell)
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surgery to remove (a tumour or other structure) from its capsule without rupturing it
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archaic to explain or disclose
adjective
Other Word Forms
- enucleation noun
Etymology
Origin of enucleate
First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin ēnucleātus (past participle of ēnucleāre “to remove the pit from (fruit)”), equivalent to ē- e- 1 + nucle(us) nucleus + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Both patriarchs realize and regret their folly, but only after ordeals that involve Lear enduring the least effective storm scene I have ever seen staged, and Gloucester getting enucleated.
From New York Times
You take that cell and fuse it to the enucleated egg, activate it — which starts it growing — and transfer it to a surrogate mother.
From Nature
When he was 14, she struck him in the face with a toy metal sword, enucleating his right eye.
From New York Times
The third and most difficult stage in the procedure involves the insertion of the donor-cell nucleus into the enucleated egg.
From Scientific American
Instead of enucleating them, they kept them intact and inserted the adult cell’s nucleus alongside the original one.
From Economist
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