mononucleate
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having only one nucleus: Describes a cell that contains a single nucleus, as opposed to multinucleate cells which contain multiple nuclei. This is a biological and cytological term.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Muscle fibers can be either mononucleate or multinucleate.
- A typical human liver cell is mononucleate.
- The biologist observed the mononucleate structure under the microscope.
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Medical Context: The term is primarily used in scientific writing, biology textbooks, and medical reports to describe cell morphology.
- The pathology report indicated the presence of mononucleate inflammatory cells.
Variants and Related Words
- Mononuclear (adj): This is a more common synonym with the same meaning ("having one nucleus"). "Mononucleate" and "mononuclear" are often used interchangeably in scientific contexts.
- Uninucleate (adj): Another precise synonym meaning "having a single nucleus."
- Multinucleate (adj): The antonym, meaning having two or more nuclei.
Synonyms
- Uninucleate
- Mononuclear
Antonyms
- Multinucleate
- Polynucleate
- Binucleate (having two nuclei)
Adjective
-
having only one nucleus
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