unicellular
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See also: unicel·lular
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
unicellular (not comparable)
- (biology) Describing any microorganism that has a single cell.
- Synonyms: single-celled, monocellular
- Antonym: multicellular
Translations[edit]
having a single cell
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Noun[edit]
unicellular (plural unicellulars)
- A single-celled organism; a unicell.
- 1931, Ezra Bowen, An hypothesis of population growth:
- Among unicellulars, the rate of increase is beyond belief.
- 1986, Johan A J Metz, O Diekmann, The dynamics of physiologically structured populations:
- In unicellulars the uncoupling of the various nutritional and energy sources is much more widely spread.
- 2006, J Arthur Thomson, Heredity:
- More or less distinct specialisation of reproductive elements in some unicellulars.
Translations[edit]
single-celled organism
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