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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.

RELATED WORDS

expound, elucidate, amplify, untangle, exemplify, delineate, explain, express, clarify, explicate, illustrate, develop, dilate, expatiate, unfold, demonstrate, construe, interpret, comment, describe

Nearby words

  1. entryway,
  2. entrée,
  3. entwine,
  4. entwist,
  5. entypy,
  6. enucleation,
  7. enuf,
  8. enugu,
  9. enumerable,
  10. enumerate

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
Related formse·nu·cle·a·tion, noun
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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 Formsenucleation, noun

Word Origin for enucleate

C16: from Latin ēnūcleāre to remove the kernel, from nūcleus kernel
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Medicine 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.
Related formse•nu′cle•a′tion n.
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