polynuclear

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adjective

having multiple nuclei

Similar
multinuclearmultinucleatepolynucleate
OriginEnglish nuclear ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

adjectivepolynuclear (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyhaving multiple nuclei
  2. not comparablechemistrypolycyclic

    Special attention was paid to the presence of the polynuclear hydrocarbons suspected of influencing lung cancer, [...].

    1962 June, “Talking of Trains: Diesel fumes in tunnels”, in Modern Railways, page 375

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
multinuclearmultinucleatepolynucleate
Also see
multinuclearmultinucleatepolynucleate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishnuclear
  6. Englishpolynuclear

From poly- + nuclear.

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Translations

Czech polynukleární
  • polynukleárníhaving multiple nuclei
French polynucléaire
  • polynucléairehaving multiple nuclei
Italian polinucleato
  • polinucleatohaving multiple nuclei
Spanish polinuclear
  • polinuclearhaving multiple nuclei
Cite this entry
APA

polynuclear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polynuclear

MLA

“polynuclear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polynuclear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polynuclear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polynuclear.

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