enucleate

US: (v. i no̅o̅′klē āt′, i nyo̅o̅′-; adj. i no̅o̅′klē it, -āt′, i nyo̅o̅′-)

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e•nu•cle•ate  (v. i no̅o̅′klē āt′, i nyo̅o̅′-;adj. i no̅o̅′klē it, -āt′, i nyo̅o̅′-), v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj. 
v.t. 

1. Cell Biology [Biol.] to deprive of the nucleus.
2. Surgery to remove (a kernel, tumor, eyeball, etc.) from its enveloping cover.
3. [Archaic.] to bring out;
   disclose;
   explain.

adj. 

4. having no nucleus.

• Latin ēnucleātus (past participle of ēnucleāre to remove the pit from (fruit)), equivalent. to ē- e- + nucle(us) nucleus + -ātus -ate¹
• 1540–50

e•nu′cle•a′tion, n.