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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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Origin of extranuclear

First recorded in 1885–90; extra- + nuclear

how to pronounce extranuclear

See nuclear.

Words nearby extranuclear

extrametrical, extramundane, extramural, extraneous, extranet, extranuclear, extraocular muscle, extraordinaire, extraordinary, extraordinary general meeting, extraordinary jubilee
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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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