Lesson of the day:
denucleate (third-person singular simple present denucleates, present participle denucleating, simple past and past participle denucleated)
To remove the nucleus
defuse (third-person singular simple present defuses, present participle defusing, simple past and past participle defused)
(transitive) To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
(transitive, figuratively) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
to defuse a hostage situation
(computing, Internet) Any computer attached to a network.
(ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
Viruses depend on the host that they infect in order to be able to reproduce.
(evolution, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material.
The so-called junk DNA is known, so far, to provide no apparent benefit to its host.
