de|nu|cle|ate

de|nu|cle|ate
de|nu|cle|ate «dee NOO klee ayt, -NYOO-», transitive verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
to remove the nucleus or nuclei from: »

to denucleate an egg cell. How trees manage to denucleate the water in their sap ducts before subjecting it to negative pressure remains a fascinating problem for botanists to solve (New Scientist).


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  • pro|nu|cle|ate — «proh NOO klee iht, NYOO », adjective. = pronuclear. (Cf. ↑pronuclear) …   Useful english dictionary

  • mon|o|nu|cle|ate — «MON uh NOO klee ayt, NYOO », adjective. having only one nucleus: »mononucleate cells …   Useful english dictionary

  • mul|ti|nu|cle|ate — «MUHL tih NOO klee iht, NYOO », adjective. = multinuclear. (Cf. ↑multinuclear) …   Useful english dictionary

  • nu|cle|ate — «verb. NOO klee ayt, NYOO ; adjective. NOO klee iht, NYOO ; ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t., v.i. to form into a nucleus or around a nucleus. –adj. having a nucleus. ╂[< Late Latin nucleāre (with English ate1) become full of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • u|ni|nu|cle|ate — «YOO nuh NOO klee iht, NYOO », adjective. having a single nucleus: »a uninucleate cell …   Useful english dictionary

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