denucleated
|de-nu-cle-at-ed|
/diːˈnjuːkli.eɪt/
(denucleate)
remove nucleus
Etymology
'denucleate' originates from Latin, specifically from the prefix 'de-' meaning 'remove, from' and 'nucleus' meaning 'kernel or nut', combined with the English verb-forming suffix '-ate'.
'denucleate' was formed in modern scientific English by adding the prefix 'de-' to 'nucleate' (from Latin 'nucleus'), producing the verb 'denucleate' used in biology to mean removal of a nucleus.
Initially and historically it has meant 'to remove a nucleus', and this technical meaning has been retained in modern biological usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to remove the nucleus from a cell or other structure (transitive).
The technician denucleated the oocyte before performing the nuclear transfer.
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Adjective 1
having had the nucleus removed; deprived of a nucleus.
Denucleated cells were used as recipient cytoplasm in the experiment.
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