extranuclear
[ ek-struh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]
/ ˌɛk strəˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər /
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adjective Cell Biology.
pertaining to or affecting the parts of a cell outside the nucleus.
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British Dictionary definitions for extranuclear
extranuclear
/ (ˌɛkstrəˈnjuːklɪə) /
adjective
biology situated or occurring in part of a cell outside the nucleus
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