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🧬 To remove nucleus 🏥 To remove growth
to enucleate

to enucleate

9.9
To remove the nucleus from a cell
  • verb
  • /ɪˈnjuːklieɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : enucleación
  • Using a micropipette, the scientist carefully enucleated the egg cell.

Examples

  • Researchers can enucleate cells to study how they function without their nuclei.

  • The technician enucleated several cells as part of the genetic experiment.

  • Doctors enucleate the tumor during the procedure.

  • The surgeon enucleated the cyst successfully.

  • Researchers can enucleate cells to study how they function without their nuclei.

  • Using a micropipette, the scientist carefully enucleated the egg cell.

  • The technician enucleated several cells as part of the genetic experiment.

Antonyms

to nucleate
  • Specialized
1 8.6

To form a small central part where crystals or cells begin to grow

Surface Forms

enucleate infinitive
enucleated past
enucleated past participle
enucleating present participle
enucleates third person singular

Morphology

enucleate = enucle (semi-transparent) = e + nucle + ate

The suffix '-ate' forms a verb from the base 'enucle', which is derived from 'nucleus'.

Etymology

Enucleate comes from the Latin parts e- 'out of' and nucleus 'kernel' or 'core'. Think of removing the pit from a fruit, so to enucleate a cell is to take out its 'control center', the nucleus.