单词 | enucleate |
释义 | enucleateadj. Biology, etc. Without a nucleus. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > cell > cell organelle or contents > [adjective] > having nucleus > not belonging to or having no nucleus anucleate1849 non-nuclear1852 anucleated1872 enucleated1885 enucleate1889 non-nuclear1950 1889 in Cent. Dict. 1910 F. Keeble Plant-animals iv. 113 The enucleate green cell may be connected by fine processes with another green cell still possessed of nuclear substance. 1921 L. W. Sharp Introd. Cytol. iv. 69 The mammalian erythrocyte..loses its nucleus at an early stage and may continue to exist in the enucleate state for..30 days. 1968 H. Harris Nucleus & Cytoplasm i. 2 (heading) Lessons from an enucleate cell. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018). enucleatev. 1. figurative. To extract the ‘kernel’ from; to bring out from disguise; to lay open, clear, explain. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)] arecchec885 unloukOE overrunOE sutelec1000 trahtnec1000 unfolda1050 belayc1175 openc1175 onopena1200 accountc1300 undo?a1366 remenea1382 interpret1382 unwrap1387 exploitc1390 enlumine1393 declarec1400 expoundc1400 unplait?c1400 enperc1420 planea1425 clearc1440 exponec1440 to lay outc1440 to give (also carry) lightc1449 unwind1482 expose1483 reducea1500 manifest1530 explicate1531 explaina1535 unlock?1536 dilucidate1538 elucidate1538 illustrate1538 rechec1540 explicate1543 illucidate1545 enucleate1548 unsnarl1555 commonstrate1563 to lay forth1577 straighten1577 unbroid1577 untwist1577 decipherc1586 illuminate1586 enlighten1587 resolvec1592 cipher1594 eliquidate1596 to take (a person) with one1599 rivelc1600 ravel1604 unbowel1606 unmist1611 extricate1614 unbolta1616 untanglea1616 enode1623 unperplexa1631 perspicuate1634 explata1637 unravel1637 esclarea1639 clarify1642 unweave1642 detenebrate1646 dismystery1652 undecipher1654 unfork1654 unparadox1654 reflect1655 enodate1656 unmysterya1661 liquidatea1670 recognize1676 to clear upa1691 to throw sidelight on1726 to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731 eclaircise1754 irradiate1864 unbraid1880 predigest1905 to get (something) straight1920 disambiguate1960 demystify1963 1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xlviij v Thinkyng that he woulde enucleate and open to her all these thinges. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iii. f. 51 All obscure probleme..Ȝe can..Enucleat. 1623 T. Aylesbury Serm. 19 We sweat to enucleate the mystery. 1774 T. West Antiq. Furness (1805) 37 No inscription..that can serve to enucleate its original name. 1787 Schwartz in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 77 359 To enucleate the family relation of this hitherto unknown vegetable. 1846 W. S. Landor Citation & Exam. Shakespere in Wks. II. 272 To enucleate and bring into light their abstruse wisdom. 1859 Sat. Rev. 3 Sept. 284/1 Enucleating the sense which underlies a difficult construction. 2. Surgery. a. To extract (a tumour, etc.) from its shell or capsule. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > perform operation on specific part or condition [verb (transitive)] > operations removing tumours, etc. enucleate1876 1876 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. (ed. 2) I. iii. 114 To remove them it is only necessary to divide the capsule and the soft parts covering them in and to enucleate. 1878 A. M. Hamilton Nerv. Dis. 196 They are easily enucleated. 1887 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Dec. 1359/1 Dr. Keith's success in enucleating uterine tumours. b. To extract (an eye) from the socket. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > perform operation on specific part or condition [verb (transitive)] > operations on eye couch1601 enucleate1867 iridectomize1879 eviscerate1887 1867 G. Lawson Injuries Eye, Orbit, & Eyelids vii. 277 The opening in the conjunctiva, through which the eye has been enucleated, may be closed by drawing it together by a fine thread. 1906 A. Bennett Whom God hath Joined vii. 260 I had to have an oculist at last. I couldn't sleep, and he enucleated the eye, as the term is. 1968 May & Worth's Man. Dis. Eye (ed. 13) iv. 137 When an eyeball containing a malignant growth is enucleated, as much of the optic nerve as possible should be removed. 3. Biology. To deprive (a cell) of its nucleus. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [verb (transitive)] > others animalize1790 sterilize1891 ultrafilter1908 enucleate1909 homogenize1936 harvest1946 superfuse1953 bursectomize1958 perifuse1969 respirate1971 transfect1974 1909 in Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1968 Science 7 June 1115/3 Kinetics of protein synthesis were measured in oocytes of Rana pipiens enucleated at various times during and following pituitary-induced maturation. Derivatives eˈnucleating adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [adjective] explanativea1500 expositive1535 resolutory1567 interpretative1569 expounding1571 illustrating1589 explanatory1600 explicative1602 explicatory1606 expository1628 clarifying1630 illustrative1643 luciferous1648 omnilucent1651 explaining?1683 illustratorya1734 elucidatory1774 elucidative1822 irradiativea1834 expositional1845 resolvent1856 enucleating1862 expositionary1882 luminant1891 interpreting1892 clarificatory1945 FYI1973 1862 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. iii. i. 92 Runick inscriptions..offer peculiar temptations to enucleating sagacity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1889v.1548 |
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