anucleated
|a-nu-cle-at-ed|
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/əˈnuːkliˌeɪtɪd/
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/əˈnjuːkliˌeɪtɪd/
(anucleate)
without a nucleus
Etymology
'anucleate' originates from the combining of the privative prefix 'a-' (from Greek) and Latin 'nucleus' meaning 'kernel' or 'core'.
'anucleate' was formed in New Latin/Modern scientific English (19th century) from elements 'a-' + 'nucleus' (via Latin/New Latin formation such as 'anucleatus'), and was adopted into English scientific usage to describe cells without a nucleus.
Initially and historically it has meant 'without a nucleus' (or 'having the nucleus removed'), and this core meaning has been retained in modern scientific usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'anucleate': removed the nucleus from (a cell).
The technician anucleated the oocyte before the experiment.
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Adjective 1
lacking a nucleus; without a nucleus (used of cells).
Mammalian red blood cells are anucleated.
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Last updated: 2025/09/13 08:50