enucleate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To remove the nucleus from (a cell).
2. (transitive) To extract (an object) intact from an enclosed space
3. (archaic) To explain; to lay bare.

Adj

Enucleated, having no nucleus.

Noun

A cell which has been enucleated

Synonyms

answer

pith

puzzle out

resolve

settle

sort out

understand

unriddle

work

Translations

énucléer

austüfteln

verstehen

beschließen

entscheiden

rauskriegen

begreifen

Entkernung

ausknobeln

comprendre

décider

ausrechnen

résoudre

rendersi conto

ذاب

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈnukliˌeɪt/

Etymology

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