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Within the nucleus of a cell; as. the intranuclear network of fibrils, seen in the first stages of karyokinesis.

Containing many nuclei; as, multinuclear cells.

Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc.

Of or pertaining to a nucleus; situated around a nucleus; as, the perinuclear protoplasm.

Containing many nuclei.

To clear (tress) from knots. [R.] Blount.

Positive; clear; certain; not doubtful. [R.] I am absolute 't was very Cloten. Shak.

To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite. A responsibility that can never be absolutely acquitted. I. Taylor.

The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.

for measuring changes of temperature produced by different conditions of the sky, as when clear or clouded.

tores seeds of grasses, for food. The remarkable species (Myrmica barbata) found in Texas clears circular areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known as ant rice.

specif., in a dynamo or motor, the space between the field-magnet poles and the armature; clearance.

columns or piers, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstory wall.

Away from; clear from. [Obs.] Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. Milton.

Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky.

Capable of being cleared off, as a debt.

To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund.

A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms. Chambers.

Openly; clearly. [Archaic]

Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. It is apparent foul play. Shak.