adj
Meaning 1
Enucleated, having no nucleus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
enucleate
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/ɪˈnukliɪt/
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/ɪˈnjukliɪt/
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/ɪˈnukliˌeɪt/
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noun
Meaning 2
A cell which has been enucleated
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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verb
Meaning 3
To remove the nucleus from (a cell).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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verb
Meaning 4
To extract (an object) intact from an enclosed space
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
Meaning 5
To explain; to lay bare.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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verb
Meaning 6
remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb
Meaning 7
remove the nucleus from (a cell)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēnucleātus, from ēnucleō (“to remove the kernel from”), from ē- + nucleus (“kernel”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hebrew: שלף גרעין (shaláf gar'ín) — remove the nucleus
- Hebrew: ניקר (nikér) — remove the eye
- Serbo-Croatian: ископати — remove the eye
- Serbo-Croatian: iskopati — remove the eye
- French: énucléer — to remove, especially a tumor