enucleate

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enucleate

/ɪˈnukliˌeɪt/
/ɪˈnjukliˌeɪt/
/ɪˈnukliɪt/
/ɪˈnjukliɪt/

Rhymes with -ɛt, -eɪt

Where it comes from

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

verb enucleates · enucleating · enucleated

transitive To remove the nucleus from (a cell).
transitive To extract (an object) intact from an enclosed space
archaic To explain; to lay bare.

adjective

not comparable Enucleated, having no nucleus.

noun enucleates

A cell which has been enucleated By 12 hours after enucleation, the rate of incorporation of 3H-labeled amino acids is severely reduced, and by 18 hours many enucleates no longer show detectable incorporation.

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verb remove the nucleus

עברית	שלף גרעין shaláf gar'ín

verb remove the eye

עברית	ניקר nikér

verb to remove, especially a tumor

Français	énucléer

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@misc{enucleate_2026,
  title = {enucleate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enucleate},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}