prenucleus
Etymology
From pre- + nucleus.
prenucleus means occurring before the development of a nucleus. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
adj
- Occurring before the development of a nucleus
noun
- Non-subject elements that are placed at the beginning of a clause before the subject in an interrogative. (e.g. which one in Which one did you pick? ).“We have identified three kinds of peripheral constituents: ad-nuclei (i.e., pre-nuclei, in-nuclei and post-nuclei), associated nuclei and IU openers.”
- A partially formed nucleus that is still developing.“In egg nucleus one prenucleus in which the chromosomes are developing . This prenucleus could have been formed as a result of fusion of nucleolus and sperm ;”