enucleate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪˈnukliˌeɪt/ or /ɪˈnjukliˌeɪt/

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Verb

Plain form enucleate

Third-person singular enucleates

Past tense enucleated

Past participle enucleated

Present participle enucleating

1. (transitive) (biology) If you enucleate a cell, you remove its nucleus.
2. (transitive) (medicine) If you enucleate something, you remove it from an enclosed space

Related words

• enucleation