enucleate

Other forms: enucleated; enucleating

Definitions of enucleate
  1. verb
    remove the nucleus from (a cell)
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    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  2. verb
    remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover
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    type of:
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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