adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌjuːnɪˈsɛljʊlə(ɹ)/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Describing any microorganism that has a single cell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: single-celled, monocellular
Antonyms: multicellular
2
noun
Meaning 2
A single-celled organism; a unicell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
having or consisting of a single cell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- English cellular English unicellular From uni- + cellular.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
eensellig
— having a single cell
Armenian:
միաբջիջ
(miabǰiǰ)
— having a single cell
Belarusian:
аднакле́тачны
(adnakljétačny)
— having a single cell
Bulgarian:
еднокле́тъчен
(ednoklétǎčen)
— having a single cell
Catalan:
unicel·lular
— having a single cell
Chinese Mandarin:
單細胞的 /单细胞的
(dānxìbāo de)
— having a single cell
Czech:
jednobuněčný
— having a single cell
Danish:
encellet
— having a single cell
Dutch:
eencellig
— having a single cell
Finnish:
yksisoluinen
— having a single cell
French:
unicellulaire
— having a single cell
Galician:
unicelular
— having a single cell
Georgian:
ერთუჯრედიანი
(ertuǯrediani)
— having a single cell
German:
einzellig
— having a single cell
Greek:
μονοκύτταρος
(monokýttaros)
— having a single cell
Hindi:
एककोशिकीय
(ekkośikīya)
— having a single cell
Hungarian:
egysejtű
— having a single cell
Ido:
monocelulala
— having a single cell
Irish:
aoncheallach
— having a single cell
Italian:
unicellulare
— having a single cell
Japanese:
単細胞の
(tansaibō no)
— having a single cell
Korean:
단세포의
(dansepoui)
— having a single cell
Latin:
ūnicellulāris
— having a single cell
Macedonian:
едноклеточен
(ednokletočen)
— having a single cell
Malay:
براونيسيل
— having a single cell
Malay:
berunisel
— having a single cell
Manx:
un-chillagagh
— having a single cell
Manx:
un-chelleenagh
— having a single cell
Māori:
pūtautahi
— having a single cell
Marathi:
एकपेशीय
(ekapeśīya)
— having a single cell
Norwegian Bokmål:
encellet
— having a single cell
Norwegian Bokmål:
encella
— having a single cell
Polish:
jednokomórkowy
— having a single cell
Portuguese:
unicelular
— having a single cell
Romanian:
unicelular
— having a single cell
Russian:
однокле́точный
(odnoklétočnyj)
— having a single cell
Russian:
уницеллюля́рный
(unicelljuljárnyj)
— having a single cell
Serbo-Croatian:
једноста̀ничан
— having a single cell
Serbo-Croatian:
jednostàničan
— having a single cell
Slovak:
jednobunkový
— having a single cell
Slovene:
enoceličen
— having a single cell
Spanish:
unicelular
— having a single cell
Swedish:
encellig
— having a single cell
Turkish:
tek hücreli
— having a single cell
Turkish:
bir hücreli
— having a single cell
Ukrainian:
однокліти́нний
(odnoklitýnnyj)
— having a single cell
