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adj
having more than one nucleus; multinuclear
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
A multinucleated cell
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
having two or more nuclei
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: uninucleate
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English nucleate English multinucleate From multi- + nucleate.
