Home › Words › D › denucleatedenucleatedenucleate means to remove the nucleus (typically from a cell).EtymologyFrom de- + nucleate.verbTo remove the nucleus (typically from a cell)Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.denucleated 86% match — Deprived of its nucleus. vs denucleate →denucleation 85% match — Deprivation of the nucleus. vs denucleate →enucleate 78% match — To remove the nucleus from (a cell). vs denucleate →enucleated 70% match — Having been enucleated. vs denucleate →enucleable 68% match — Able to be enucleated. vs denucleate →anuclear 67% match — Lacking a nucleus vs denucleate →denuclearize 67% match — To ban, remove or reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in an area. vs denucleate →anucleated 64% match — Not nucleated; anucleate. vs denucleate →