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adj
Having or relating to a single compartment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: unicellular, monocellular, unicameral, unilocular
Antonyms: compartmented, compartmentalized, recompartmentalized
Broader terms: decompartmentalized
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh3-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English -al English unicompartmental By surface analysis, uni- + compartment + -al.
