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unicellular

/ˌjuːnɪˈsɛljʊlə(ɹ)/

adjective

What it means

  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing any microorganism that has a single cell.

    Synonyms: single-celled, monocellular · Antonyms: multicellular

In a sentence

Among unicellulars, the rate of increase is beyond belief.

1931, Ezra Bowen, An hypothesis of population growth

Where it comes from

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Englishuni-
  8. Englishcellular
  9. Englishunicellular

From uni- + cellular.

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