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enucleate
[ verb ih-noo-klee-eyt, ih-nyoo-; adjective ih-noo-klee-it, -eyt, ih-nyoo- ]
verb (used with object)
- Biology. to deprive of the nucleus.
- to remove (a kernel, tumor, eyeball, etc.) from its enveloping cover.
- Archaic. to bring out; disclose; explain.
adjective
- having no nucleus.
enucleate
verb
- biology to remove the nucleus from (a cell)
- surgery to remove (a tumour or other structure) from its capsule without rupturing it
- archaic.to explain or disclose
adjective
- (of cells) deprived of their nuclei
Derived Forms
- ˌԳܳˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·Գ···پDz [ih-noo-klee-, ey, -sh, uh, n, -nyoo-] noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of enucleate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of enucleate1
Example Sentences
Both patriarchs realize and regret their folly, but only after ordeals that involve Lear enduring the least effective storm scene I have ever seen staged, and Gloucester getting enucleated.
You take that cell and fuse it to the enucleated egg, activate it — which starts it growing — and transfer it to a surrogate mother.
When he was 14, she struck him in the face with a toy metal sword, enucleating his right eye.
The third and most difficult stage in the procedure involves the insertion of the donor-cell nucleus into the enucleated egg.
Instead of enucleating them, they kept them intact and inserted the adult cell’s nucleus alongside the original one.
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