multinucleate

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adjective

having more than one nucleus; multinuclear

Similar
multinuclearpolynuclearpolynucleate
Opposite
uninucleate
OriginEnglish nucleate ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemultinucleate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyhaving more than one nucleus; multinuclear
nounmultinucleate (plural multinucleates)

plural multinucleates

  1. A multinucleated cell

    Synonyms: multinuclear, polynuclear, polynucleate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA multinucleated cell

Similar
multinuclearpolynuclearpolynucleate

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving two or more nuclei

Opposite
uninucleate
Also see
multinuclearplurinucleatepolynuclearpolynucleate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishnucleate
  9. Englishmultinucleate

From multi- + nucleate.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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