See Also: enucleate(medicine)
enucleate(1)(dictionary)
enucleate(2)(dictionary)

enucleate(2) (iou)



enucleate verb trans. M16.
[Latin enucleat- pa. ppl stem of enucleare extract the kernel from, make clear, from e- E-, NUCLEUS: see -ATE3.]
Clarify, explain. arch. M16.
Biology. Deprive (esp. a cell) of its nucleus. L16.
Surgery. Remove (a tumour) from its capsule or (an eye) from its socket without rupturing it. M19.