Usually means: Membrane structure enclosing the nucleus.
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  1. nuclear envelope: Merriam-Webster
  2. nuclear envelope: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. Nuclear envelope: InfoVisual Visual Dictionary
  4. nuclear envelope: Wiktionary
  5. nuclear envelope: Dictionary.com
  6. Nuclear envelope: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. nuclear envelope: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (nuclear envelope)

▸ noun:  (biology) nuclear membrane

Similar:
nuclear membrane, nuclear body, nuclear matrix, nucleus, cell nucleus, neuromembrane, nucleosol, nDNA, myelin sheath, enucleation, more...

Opposite:
cytoplasm, nucleoplasm, nuclear matrix

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Similar:
nuclear membrane, nuclear body, nuclear matrix, nucleus, cell nucleus, neuromembrane, nucleosol, nDNA, myelin sheath, enucleation, more...

Opposite:
cytoplasm, nucleoplasm, nuclear matrix



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