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enucleate

[ verb ih-noo-klee-eyt, ih-nyoo-; adjective ih-noo-klee-it, -eyt, ih-nyoo- ]
/ verb ɪˈnu kliˌeɪt, ɪˈnyu-; adjective ɪˈnu kli ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ɪˈnyu- /
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verb (used with object), e·nu·cle·at·ed, e·nu·cle·at·ing.

Biology. to deprive of the nucleus.
to remove (a kernel, tumor, eyeball, etc.) from its enveloping cover.
Archaic. to bring out; disclose; explain.

adjective

having no nucleus.

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Origin of enucleate

1540–50; <Latin ēnucleātus (past participle of ēnucleāre to remove the pit from (fruit)), equivalent to ē-e-1 + nucle(us) nucleus + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM enucleate

e·nu·cle·a·tion, noun

Words nearby enucleate

entry-level, entryway, entwine, entwist, entypy, enucleate, enuf, Enugu, E number, enumerable, enumerate
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Words related to enucleate

expound, elucidate, amplify, untangle, exemplify, delineate, explain, express, spell out, clarify, explicate, illustrate, set forth, develop, dilate, expatiate, unfold, demonstrate, construe, interpret

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British Dictionary definitions for enucleate

enucleate

verb (ɪˈnjuːklɪˌeɪt) (tr)

biology to remove the nucleus from (a cell)
surgery to remove (a tumour or other structure) from its capsule without rupturing it
archaic to explain or disclose

adjective (ɪˈnjuːklɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)

(of cells) deprived of their nuclei

Derived forms of enucleate

enucleation, noun

Word Origin for enucleate

C16: from Latin ēnūcleāre to remove the kernel, from nūcleus kernel
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Medical definitions for enucleate

enucleate
[ ĭ-nōō′klē-āt′ ]

v.

To remove something, such as a tumor or an eye, whole and without rupture from an enveloping cover or sac.
To remove the nucleus of a cell.

adj.

Lacking a nucleus.

Other words from enucleate

e•nu′cle•a′tion n.
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