mononuclear

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adjective

Having a single nucleus.

Similar
mononucleate
Opposite
binucleatetrinucleate
OriginEnglish nuclear ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) ← Proto-Hellenic *mónwos →
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Meanings

adjectivemononuclear (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving a single nucleus.
  2. not comparablechemistrymonocyclic.
nounmononuclear (plural mononuclears)

plural mononuclears

  1. biologyA cell having a single nucleus.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving only one nucleus

Similar
mononucleate
Opposite
binucleatetrinucleate
Also see
mononucleate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishnuclear
  7. Englishmononuclear

From mono- + nuclear.

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Translations

Czech mononukleární
  • mononukleárníhaving a single nucleus
Italian mononucleato
  • mononucleatohaving a single nucleus
Polish mononuklearny
  • mononuklearnyhaving a single nucleus
Cite this entry
APA

mononuclear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mononuclear

MLA

“mononuclear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mononuclear. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mononuclear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mononuclear.

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