extranuclear

[ ek-struh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]

adjectiveCell Biology.
  1. pertaining to or affecting the parts of a cell outside the nucleus.

Origin of extranuclear

1
First recorded in 1885–90; extra- + nuclear

pronunciation note For extranuclear

See nuclear.

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British Dictionary definitions for extranuclear

extranuclear

/ (ˌɛkstrəˈnjuːklɪə) /


adjective
  1. biology situated or occurring in part of a cell outside the nucleus

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