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enucleate

Syllabification: (e·nu·cle·ate)
Pronunciation: /iˈn(y)o͞oklēˌāt/

Definition of enucleate

verb

[with object]
  • 1 Biology remove the nucleus from (a cell).
  • 2surgically remove (a tumor or gland, or the eyeball) intact from its surrounding capsule.

adjective

Biology
  • (of a cell) lacking a nucleus.

Derivatives

enucleation

Pronunciation: /iˌn(y)o͞oklēˈāSHən/

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'clarify, explain'): from Latin enucleat- 'extracted, made clear', from the verb enucleare, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of' + nucleus 'kernel' (see nucleus)

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