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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OTHER WORDS FROM enucleate
e·nu·cle·a·tion, nounWords nearby enucleate
entry-level, entryway, entwine, entwist, entypy, enucleate, enuf, Enugu, E number, enumerable, enumerate
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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, nounWord 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.
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e•nu′cle•a′tion n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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