English Explanatory Dictionary

enucleate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove the nucleus from (a cell).
  2. To extract (an object) intact from an enclosed space
  3. To explain; to lay bare.
adj
  1. Enucleated, having no nucleus.
noun
  1. A cell which has been enucleated

Pronunciation

/ɪˈnukliˌeɪt/ /ɪˈnjukliˌeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enucleate.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enucleate2.wav /ɪˈnukliɪt/ /ɪˈnjukliɪt/

Word forms

enucleate enucleates enucleating enucleated

Etymology

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

Related words

anucleate denucleate nucleate

Derived words

enucleation self-enucleate
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