somatic cell nuclear transfer so·ma·tic·cellnucleartransfer uncommon noun 1. moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another Synonymssomatic cell nuclear transplantationsomatic cell nuclear transferSCNTnuclear transplantation Related words Broader terms biological research Narrower terms therapeutic cloning WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.