ANUCLEATE | • anucleate adj. (Cytology) Which does not have a nucleus. • ANUCLEATE adj. without a nucleus, also ANUCLEATED. |
BINUCLEAR | • binuclear adj. Having two nuclei; binucleate. • BINUCLEAR adj. having two nuclei. |
ENUCLEATE | • enucleate v. (Transitive, biology) To remove the nucleus from (a cell). • enucleate v. (Transitive, medicine) To extract (an object) intact from an enclosed space. • enucleate v. (Archaic) To explain; to lay bare. |
NUCLEASES | • nucleases n. Plural of nuclease. • NUCLEASE n. any of a number of enzymes producing hydrolysis in nucleic acids. |
NUCLEATED | • nucleated v. Simple past tense and past participle of nucleate. • nucleated adj. Having a nucleus or nuclei. • NUCLEATE v. to form into a nucleus. |
NUCLEATES | • nucleates n. Plural of nucleate. • NUCLEATE v. to form into a nucleus. |
NUCLEATOR | • nucleator n. A material that nucleates, or that aids nucleation. • NUCLEATOR n. a device for nucleating. |
NUCLEIDES | • nucleides n. Plural of nucleide. • NUCLEIDE n. an atom of specified atomic number and mass number, also NUCLIDE. |
NUCLEINIC | • NUCLEINIC adj. relating to nuclein, a colourless amorphous substance of varying composition, obtained from cell nuclei. |
NUCLEOIDS | • nucleoids n. Plural of nucleoid. • NUCLEOID n. the DNA-containing area of certain cells. |
NUCLEOLAR | • nucleolar adj. Of or pertaining to the nucleolus. • NUCLEOLAR adj. of or pertaining to the nucleolus of a cell. |
NUCLEOLES | • nucleoles n. Plural of nucleole. • NUCLEOLE n. a minute rounded body within the nucleus of a cell, associated with RNA synthesis, also NUCLEOLUS. |
NUCLEOLUS | • nucleolus n. (Cytology) A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell. • NUCLEOLUS n. a minute rounded body within the nucleus of a cell, associated with RNA synthesis, also NUCLEOLE. |
NUCLEONIC | • nucleonic adj. Of, pertaining to, or composed of nucleons. • NUCLEONIC adj. pertaining to nuclear physics. |
NUCLEUSES | • nucleuses n. Plural of nucleus. • NUCLEUS n. (Latin) an essential part of a cell. |
PRONUCLEI | • pronuclei n. Plural of pronucleus. • PRONUCLEUS n. the nucleus of a germ-cell after meiosis and before fertilization. |
SUBNUCLEI | • subnuclei n. Plural of subnucleus. • SUBNUCLEUS n. a secondary nucleus. |