polynuclear

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ nuclear

Adjective

polynuclear (not comparable)

1. (biology) having multiple nuclei
2. (chemistry) polycyclic

Synonyms

• multinuclear
• multinucleate
• polynucleate

See also

• polymorphonuclear (multiple lobes of single nucleus)
• syncytial (involving a multinuclear cell owing to combining of cells)

Translations

having multiple nuclei

• Czech: polynukleární
• French: polynucléaire (fr)
• Ido: polinuklea (io)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: polinucleato (it)
• Spanish: polinuclear