enucleate

[ verb ih-noo-klee-eyt, ih-nyoo-; adjective ih-noo-klee-it, -eyt, ih-nyoo- ]

/ verb ɪˈnu kliˌeɪt, ɪˈnyu-; adjective ɪˈnu kli ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ɪˈnyu- /

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verb (used with object), e·nu·cle·at·ed, e·nu·cle·at·ing.

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.

Origin of enucleate

1540–50; <Latin ēnucleātus (past participle of ēnucleāre to remove the pit from (fruit)), equivalent to ē-e-¹ + nucle(us) nucleus + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM enucleate

e·nu·cle·a·tion, noun

Words nearby enucleate

entry-level, entryway, entwine, entwist, entypy, enucleate, enuf, Enugu, E number, enumerable, enumerate

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Example sentences from the Web for enucleate

Associated words: enucleate, enucleation, exacinate, exacination.
Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming
It requireth much discernment and much time to enucleate and bring into light their abstruse wisdom and gravely featured virtues.
Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare|Walter Savage Landor
Associated words: scleroid, enucleate, enucleation, inenucleable.
Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming
In the present imperfect state of knowledge it may be impossible to enucleate miracle, however defined, of all mystery.
Miracles and Supernatural Religion|James Morris Whiton

I suspect that this error must at first have arisen from some confusion between to eliminate and to enucleate.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill

British Dictionary definitions for enucleate

enucleate

verb (ɪˈnjuːklɪˌeɪt) (tr)

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 (ɪˈnjuːklɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)

(of cells) deprived of their nuclei

Derived forms of enucleate

enucleation, noun

Word Origin for enucleate

C16: from Latin ēnūcleāre to remove the kernel, from nūcleus kernel

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Medical definitions for enucleate

enucleate

[ ĭ-nōō′klē-āt′ ]

v.

To remove something, such as a tumor or an eye, whole and without rupture from an enveloping cover or sac.

To remove the nucleus of a cell.

adj.

Lacking a nucleus.

Other words from enucleate

e•nu′cle•a′tion n.

单词	enucleate
释义	enucleate [ verb ih-noo-klee-eyt, ih-nyoo-; adjective ih-noo-klee-it, -eyt, ih-nyoo- ] / verb ɪˈnu kliˌeɪt, ɪˈnyu-; adjective ɪˈnu kli ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ɪˈnyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR enucleate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), e·nu·cle·at·ed, e·nu·cle·at·ing. 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. Origin of enucleate 1540–50; <Latin ēnucleātus (past participle of ēnucleāre to remove the pit from (fruit)), equivalent to ē-e-¹ + nucle(us) nucleus + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM enucleate e·nu·cle·a·tion, noun Words nearby enucleate entry-level, entryway, entwine, entwist, entypy, enucleate, enuf, Enugu, E number, enumerable, enumerate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for enucleate Associated words: enucleate, enucleation, exacinate, exacination. Putnam's Word Book\|Louis A. Flemming It requireth much discernment and much time to enucleate and bring into light their abstruse wisdom and gravely featured virtues. Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare\|Walter Savage Landor Associated words: scleroid, enucleate, enucleation, inenucleable. Putnam's Word Book\|Louis A. Flemming In the present imperfect state of knowledge it may be impossible to enucleate miracle, however defined, of all mystery. Miracles and Supernatural Religion\|James Morris Whiton I suspect that this error must at first have arisen from some confusion between to eliminate and to enucleate. A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive\|John Stuart Mill British Dictionary definitions for enucleate enucleate verb (ɪˈnjuːklɪˌeɪt) (tr) 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 (ɪˈnjuːklɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) (of cells) deprived of their nuclei Derived forms of enucleate enucleation, noun Word Origin for enucleate C16: from Latin ēnūcleāre to remove the kernel, from nūcleus kernel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to enucleate expound, elucidate, amplify, untangle, exemplify, delineate, explain, express, spell out, clarify, explicate, illustrate, set forth, develop, dilate, expatiate, unfold, demonstrate, construe, interpret Medical definitions for enucleate enucleate [ ĭ-nōō′klē-āt′ ] v. To remove something, such as a tumor or an eye, whole and without rupture from an enveloping cover or sac. To remove the nucleus of a cell. adj. Lacking a nucleus. Other words from enucleate e•nu′cle•a′tion n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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enucleate

verb (used with object), e·nu·cle·at·ed, e·nu·cle·at·ing.

adjective

Origin of enucleate

OTHER WORDS FROM enucleate

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Example sentences from the Web for enucleate

British Dictionary definitions for enucleate

verb (ɪˈnjuːklɪˌeɪt) (tr)

adjective (ɪˈnjuːklɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)

Derived forms of enucleate

Word Origin for enucleate

Words related to enucleate

Medical definitions for enucleate

v.

adj.

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