intranuclear

American

[in-truh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / ˌɪn trəˈnu kli ər, -ˈnju-, -kjə lər /

adjective

existing or taking place within a nucleus.

intranuclear British

/ ˌɪntrəˈnjuːklɪə /

adjective

situated or occurring within a nucleus

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Pronunciation

See nuclear.

Etymology

Origin of intranuclear

First recorded in 1885–90; intra- + nuclear

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intranuclear

By means of stains she discovered inside these oversized cells small bodies called intranuclear inclusions.

From Time Magazine Archive

The parasite does not exceed the corpuscle in length; the forms included in this genus, moreover, although not actually intranuclear, have a marked karyolytic and disintegrating action upon the nucleus of the corpuscle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

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