binucleate

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adjective

having two nuclei

Similar
binuclearbinucleated
Opposite
trinucleatemononuclear
OriginEnglish nucleate ← Latin bi- ← Proto-Italic *dwi- →
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Meanings

adjectivebinucleate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyhaving two nuclei

    Synonyms: binuclear

nounbinucleate (plural binucleates)

plural binucleates

  1. A cell that has two nuclei

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving two nuclei

Similar
binuclear

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving two nuclei

Similar
binuclearbinucleated
Opposite
trinucleatemononuclear
Also see
binuclearbinucleated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishnucleate
  7. Englishbinucleate

From bi- + nucleate.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Italian binucleato
  • binucleatohaving two nuclei
Portuguese binucleado
  • binucleadohaving two nuclei
Spanish binuclear
  • binuclearhaving two nuclei
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APA

binucleate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binucleate

MLA

“binucleate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binucleate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binucleate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binucleate.

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