polynuclear
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
polynuclear (not comparable)
- (biology) having multiple nuclei
- (chemistry) polycyclic
- 1962 June, “Talking of Trains: Diesel fumes in tunnels”, in Modern Railways, page 375:
- Special attention was paid to the presence of the polynuclear hydrocarbons suspected of influencing lung cancer, [...].
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
having multiple nuclei
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See also[edit]
- polymorphonuclear (multiple lobes of single nucleus)
- syncytial (involving a multinuclear cell owing to combining of cells)