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extranuclear

American  
[ek-struh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / ˌɛk strəˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu-, -kyə lər /

adjective

Cell Biology.

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

extranuclear British  
/ ˌɛkstrəˈnjuːklɪə /

adjective

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

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Pronunciation

See nuclear.

Etymology

Origin of extranuclear

First recorded in 1885–90; extra- + nuclear

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There are also extranuclear families�communes, and open households� whose relationships and attitudes often seem like exotic and short-lived particles created in cyclotrons.

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