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unicellular en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌjuːnɪˈsɛljʊlə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- English cellular English unicellular From uni- + cellular.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Describing any microorganism that has a single cell.

Antonyms

multicellular

Synonyms

single-celled · monocellular

Translations (48)

tr tek hücreli (having a single cell) · da encellet (having a single cell) · mk едноклеточен (having a single cell) · mr एकपेशीय (having a single cell) · uk однокліти́нний (having a single cell) · cmn 單細胞的 /单细胞的 (having a single cell) · nb encellet (having a single cell) · sh jednostàničan (having a single cell) · cs jednobuněčný (having a single cell) · el μονοκύτταρος (having a single cell) · la ūnicellulāris (having a single cell) · ga aoncheallach (having a single cell) · ms berunisel (having a single cell) · ru однокле́точный (having a single cell) · hu egysejtű (having a single cell) · sq njëqelizor (having a single cell) · nl eencellig (having a single cell) · gv un-chelleenagh (having a single cell) · ru уницеллюля́рный (having a single cell) · hy միաբջիջ (having a single cell) · ca unicel·lular (having a single cell) · nb encella (having a single cell) · fi yksisoluinen (having a single cell) · tr bir hücreli (having a single cell) · gl unicelular (having a single cell) · sl enoceličen (having a single cell) · sv encellig (having a single cell) · ms براونيسيل (having a single cell) · af eensellig (having a single cell) · io monocelulala (having a single cell) · ro unicelular (having a single cell) · pt unicelular (having a single cell) · ka ერთუჯრედიანი (having a single cell) · mi pūtautahi (having a single cell) · fr unicellulaire (having a single cell) · ja 単細胞の (having a single cell) · es unicelular (having a single cell) · de einzellig (having a single cell) · be аднакле́тачны (having a single cell) · pl jednokomórkowy (having a single cell) · hi एककोशिकीय (having a single cell) · sk jednobunkový (having a single cell) · sh једноста̀ничан (having a single cell) · bg еднокле́тъчен (having a single cell) · it unicellulare (having a single cell) · ko 단세포의 (having a single cell) · az birhüceyrəli (having a single cell) · gv un-chillagagh (having a single cell)

unicellular en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌjuːnɪˈsɛljʊlə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- English cellular English unicellular From uni- + cellular.

Meanings

  1. A single-celled organism; a unicell.
    • In unicellulars the uncoupling of the various nutritional and energy sources is much more widely spread. 1986, Johan A J Metz, O Diekmann, The dynamics of physiologically structured populations:
    • More or less distinct specialisation of reproductive elements in some unicellulars. 2006, J Arthur Thomson, Heredity:
    • Among unicellulars, the rate of increase is beyond belief. 1931, Ezra Bowen, An hypothesis of population growth:

Forms

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Translations (12)

te ఏకకణజీవి (single-celled organism) · ms اونيسيل (single-celled organism) · mi pūtautahi (single-celled organism) · hu egysejtű (single-celled organism) · kmr yekxaneyî (single-celled organism) · sv encellig organism (single-celled organism) · ms unisel (single-celled organism) · de Einzeller (single-celled organism) · ka ერთუჯრედიანი ორგანიზმი (single-celled organism) · pl jednokomórkowiec (single-celled organism) · nl eencellige (single-celled organism) · cy ungellog (single-celled organism)