extranuclear

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adjective

Outside the nucleus.

OriginEnglish nuclear ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros →
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Meanings

adjectiveextranuclear (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOutside the nucleus.
  2. not comparablebiologyOutside the nucleus but within the cell cytoplasm.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  3. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  4. Latinexter
  5. Latinextrā
  6. Englishextra-
  7. Englishnuclear
  8. Englishextranuclear

From extra- + nuclear.

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APA

extranuclear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extranuclear

MLA

“extranuclear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extranuclear. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extranuclear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extranuclear.

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