nuclear membrane

[ noo-klee-er mem-breyn, nyoo- ]

noun

, Biology.

1. the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.

nuclear membrane

1. See nuclear envelope

Pronunciation Note

See nuclear ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of nuclear membrane¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

But the egg must be in the first stages of maturation to the extent that the nuclear membrane must be already dissolved.

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The nuclear membrane then disappears and fibrillar cell-plasma or cytoplasm invades the nuclear area.

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It is closely applied to the nuclear membrane and is connected with an end of the spireme (figs. 51-54).

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This body is often applied to the nuclear membrane and connected with the spireme (figs. 84-86).

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Figure 81 is a slightly later stage with the spindle-remains massed against the nuclear membrane.

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