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Enucleate

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Verb

1. enucleate

remove the nucleus from (a cell)

2. enucleate

remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover

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Enucleate

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verb (ɪˈnjuːklɪˌeɪt ) (transitive)
1. biology
to remove the nucleus from (a cell)
2. surgery
to remove (a tumour or other structure) from its capsule without rupturing it
3. archaic
to explain or disclose
adjective (ɪˈnjuːklɪɪt , -ˌeɪt)
4. 
(of cells) deprived of their nuclei

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Enucleate

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verb transitiveWord forms: eˈnucleˌated or eˈnucleˌating
1.  Archaic
to make clear; explain
2.  Biology
to remove the nucleus from (a cell)
3.  Surgery
to remove (a tumor, organ, etc.) as a whole from its enclosing sac
adjective
4. 
enucleated

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Enucleate

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tr.v. e·nu·cle·at·ed, e·nu·cle·at·ing, e·nu·cle·ates
1. Medicine To remove (a tumor or eye, for example) whole from an enveloping cover or sac.
2. Biology To remove the nucleus of.
3. Archaic To explain; elucidate.
adj. (-ĭt, -āt)
Biology
Lacking a nucleus.

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