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enucleate.

To remove the nucleus from (a cell).

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪˈnukliˌeɪt//ɪˈnjukliˌeɪt/
  1. To remove the nucleus from (a cell).

    transitive
  2. To extract (an object) intact from an enclosed space

    transitive
  3. To explain; to lay bare.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin ēnucleātus, from ēnucleō (“to remove the kernel from”), from ē- + nucleus (“kernel”).

adj/ɪˈnukliɪt//ɪˈnjukliɪt//ɪˈnukliˌeɪt//ɪˈnjukliˌeɪt/
  1. Enucleated, having no nucleus.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin ēnucleātus, from ēnucleō (“to remove the kernel from”), from ē- + nucleus (“kernel”).

noun
  1. A cell which has been enucleated

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin ēnucleātus, from ēnucleō (“to remove the kernel from”), from ē- + nucleus (“kernel”).

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