enucleate: Meaning and Definition of

e•nu•cle•ate

Pronunciation: (v.i-n'klē-āt", i-ny'-adj.i-n'klē-it, -āt", i-ny'-), [key]
— v., adj. -at•ed, -at•ing,
—v.t.
  1. to deprive of the nucleus.
  2. to remove (a kernel, tumor, eyeball, etc.) from its enveloping cover.
  3. to bring out; disclose; explain.
—adj.
  1. having no nucleus.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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