Definition of nuclear membrane
: a double membrane enclosing a cell nucleus and having its outer part continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum
— called also nuclear envelope
— see cell illustrationTest Your Vocabulary
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The first known use of nuclear membrane was in 1852
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