transitive verb enucleated -·at′·ed, enucleating -·at′·ing

1. Archaic to make clear; explain
2. Biol. to remove the nucleus from (a cell)
3. Surgery to remove (a tumor, organ, etc.) as a whole from its enclosing sac

Etymology: < L enucleatus, pp. of enucleare, to remove kernels < e-, out + nucleus: see nucleus

adjective