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enucleate

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9 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈnukliˌeɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aceeelntuStarts with EEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin ēnucleātus, from ēnucleō (“to remove the kernel from”), from ē- + nucleus (“kernel”).

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  • By 12 hours after enucleation, the rate of incorporation of 3H-labeled amino acids is severely reduced, and by 18 hours many enucleates no longer show detectable incorporation.

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