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nucleate

nucleate

8.2
Having a central part inside a cell that holds the cell's information
  • adjective
  • /ˈnjuːkliˌeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : nucleado
  • The nucleate cells are crucial for the development of multicellular organisms.

Examples

  • In tissues, nucleate cells play a key role in carrying genetic information.

  • Nucleate structures are essential for understanding cellular functions in biology.

  • They've become a nucleate, or to put it another way, they have, they have lost, they have been E nucleated.

Synonyms

nuclear
vsnucleate
  • Specialized
104 6.5

Relating to the central part of a cell that holds genetic material

is focused on actual presence in the nucleus rather than general relation
nucleated
vsnucleate
  • Specialized
7.4

Being in or having the small center inside a cell that controls cell activity

is a more general term for having or relating to the nucleus

Surface Forms

nucleate positive

Morphology

nucleate = nucleus (transparent) = nucle + ate

Formed from 'nucleus' via the productive suffix '-ate' giving 'having or relating to a nucleus', so learners who know 'nucleus' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word nucleate comes from the Latin word nucleus, which means 'kernel' or 'nut' and is the same root as nuclear. So nucleate describes something that has a central 'core' or 'nucleus', as when a cell contains its nucleus.