| enucleate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | biology to remove the nucleus from (a cell) |
| 2. | surgery to remove (a tumour or other structure) from its capsule without rupturing it |
| 3. | archaic to explain or disclose |
| —adj | |
| 4. | (of cells) deprived of their nuclei |
| [C16: from Latin ēnūcleāre to remove the kernel, from nūcleus kernel] | |
| enucle'ation | |
| —n | |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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