polynuclear en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English nuclear English polynuclear From poly- + nuclear.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) having multiple nuclei
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(not-comparable) polycyclic
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:
Relateds
Synonyms
multinucleate · multinuclear · polynucleate
Translations (6)
kk көпядролы (having multiple nuclei) · it polinucleato (having multiple nuclei) · es polinuclear (having multiple nuclei) · cs polynukleární (having multiple nuclei) · io polinuklea (having multiple nuclei) · fr polynucléaire (having multiple nuclei)