multistep

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adjective

Involving multiple steps

“a multistep synthesis”

OriginEnglish step ← Middle English steppen ← Old English stæppan →
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Meanings

adjectivemultistep (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInvolving multiple steps

    a multistep synthesis

    2 more examples

    Somatic exocytosis of serotonin is a multistep and multiregulated process.

    2015, Francisco F. De-Miguel et al., “Serotonin release from the neuronal cell body and its long-lasting effects on the nervous system”, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, volume 370, →DOI

    Once her clients have healed, Ms. Schook said that they rarely return to their previous multistep routines.

    2023 December 6, Jessica DeFino, “Too Many Products Can Stress Out Your Skin. Here’s How to Scale Back.”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Proto-Germanic*stapjaną
  7. Proto-West Germanic*stappjan
  8. Old Englishstæppan
  9. Middle Englishsteppen
  10. Englishstep
  11. Englishmultistep

From multi- + step.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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