Enucleate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈnukliˌeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Enucleate is a verb meaning (transitive, biology) To remove the nucleus from (a cell).
Meaning
(transitive, biology) To remove the nucleus from (a cell).
More Meanings
- (transitive, medicine) To extract (an object) intact from an enclosed space
- Enucleated, having no nucleus.
- (biology) A cell which has been enucleated
- (archaic) To explain; to lay bare.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- enucleates
- enucleating
- enucleated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include denucleate, self-enucleate, unnail, expunge, unniche, nuke.
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