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pluricellular en · ADJ

Etymology

From pluri- + cellular.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Consisting of multiple cells; multicellular
    • Fusion events in vivo, particularly in embryonic development, often involve the purse-string contraction of a pluricellular actomyosin cable at the free edge. 2015, V. Nier, M. Deforet, G. Duclos, H.G. Yevick, O. Cochet-Escartin, P. Marcq, P. Silberzan, “Tissue fusion over non-adhering surfaces”, in PNAS, volume 112:

Translations (6)

gl pluricelular (consisting of multiple cells) · es pluricelular (consisting of multiple cells) · it pluricellulare (consisting of multiple cells) · pt pluricelular (consisting of multiple cells) · fr pluricellulaire (consisting of multiple cells) · ca pluricel·lular (consisting of multiple cells)