enucleatedadj.
Having the kernel or nucleus extracted. Also figurative.
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anucleate1849
non-nuclear1852
anucleated1872
enucleated1885
enucleate1889
non-nuclear1950
1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. VII. 14 Arab ‘'Ajwah’, enucleated dates pressed together into a solid mass.
1896 E. B. Wilson Cell vii. 248 The nucleated fragments quickly heal the wound... On the other hand, enucleated fragments, consisting of cytoplasm only, quickly perish.
1900 Daily News 17 May 6/3 The most enucleated invalid might stand the intellectual strain of the ‘Southern Cross’ and the ‘Northern Lights’.
1960 L. Picken Organization of Cells iv. vi. 139 The possibility of dividing cells into nucleated and enucleated halves.
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