nucleate

IPA/ˈnjuː.klɪ.ət/
IPA/ˈnuː.klɪ.ət/

nucleate — 形容詞

  • nucleatepositive
  • more nucleatecomparative
  • most nucleatesuperlative

1. describes a cell that contains a nucleus — the membrane-bound central compartmen

1.形容詞C1
釋義

有核的

細胞含有細胞核的

describes a cell that contains a nucleus — the membrane-bound central compartment where most of the cell's genetic material is stored.

例句

Looking through the microscope, Élise identified which cells were nucleate by spotting the dark central dot inside each one.

Élise 透過顯微鏡觀察，靠著細胞內部的深色核點來判斷哪些細胞是有核的。

used with 'cells' in a biology-lab context

Unlike mature human red blood cells, most cells in the body are nucleate and can therefore divide.

與成熟的人類紅血球不同，人體大部分細胞都是有核的，因此能夠分裂。

contrastive structure: 'unlike ... most ... are nucleate'

同義詞
  • nucleated

    identical meaning, slightly more common in British medical writing

反義詞
  • anucleate

    describes a cell that lacks a nucleus entirely

  • enucleate

    describes a cell from which the nucleus has been artificially removed

文法句型

nucleate + noun (typically cell, organism)

常見錯誤

❌The cell was nucleate with a large nucleus.
✅The cell was nucleate, meaning it had a large nucleus.
💡'nucleate' already includes the idea of 'having a nucleus'; avoid adding 'with a nucleus' as a redundant modifier.
❌Nucleate cells are rare.' (said in a general biology context)
✅Anucleate cells are rare among human cell types.
💡most human cells are nucleate; the opposite word needed here is 'anucleate'.

nucleate — 動詞