extranuclear

[ ek-struh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]
/ ˌɛk strəˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər /

adjective Cell Biology.

pertaining to or affecting the parts of a cell outside the nucleus.

Origin of extranuclear

First recorded in 1885–90; extra- + nuclear

pronunciation note for extranuclear

See nuclear.

Words nearby extranuclear

extrametrical, extramundane, extramural, extraneous, extranet, extranuclear, extraocular muscle, extraordinaire, extraordinary, extraordinary general meeting, extraordinary jubilee

British Dictionary definitions for extranuclear

extranuclear
/ (ˌɛkstrəˈnjuːklɪə) /

adjective

biology situated or occurring in part of a cell outside the nucleus