Definition of: enucleate

(i·n′klē·āt, -ny′-) v.t. ·at·ed, ·at·ing
1. To shell, as a kernel.
2. Surg. To extract, as a tumor, eyeball, etc.; to extract from a sac without cutting.
3. To explain clearly; disclose.
4. Biot. To remove the nucleus from, as a cell.
—adjective (-it, -āt) Without a nucleus. [<L enucleatus, pp. of enucleare <ex- out + nucleus kernel]
—e·nu′·cle·a′tor noun