trinucleate

Thân thiện

A single trinucleate cell is visible under the microscope.

Definition

Adjective: * Having three nuclei. This term is used in biology, particularly in cell biology, to describe a cell that contains three distinct nuclei.

Usage

• The term "trinucleate" is a specialized scientific adjective. It is used to classify or describe the specific nuclear state of a cell. It is not commonly used in everyday language.
• It typically precedes the noun it modifies (e.g., a trinucleate cell).

Examples

• Under the microscope, the biologist observed a rare trinucleate cell in the tissue sample.
• The formation of a trinucleate structure is an abnormal occurrence in most mammalian cell types.
• This particular fungus is characterized by its trinucleate hyphal compartments.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in contrast to other states, such as uninucleate (one nucleus), binucleate (two nuclei), or multinucleate (many nuclei).
• It can be used in both descriptive and classificatory contexts within scientific literature.

Variants and Related Words

• Trinucleated (Adjective): An alternative, less common form with the same meaning.
  • The trinucleated condition was confirmed by staining.
• Trinucleate can also function as a noun in specialized contexts, though this is rare.
  • The trinucleate was an anomaly among the otherwise uninucleate population.

Synonyms

• Trinuclear (Adjective): Having three nuclei. This is a direct synonym.
• Three-nucleated (Adjective): A descriptive phrase with the same meaning.

Antonyms

• Uninucleate (Adjective): Having a single nucleus.
• Anucleate (Adjective): Lacking a nucleus.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having three nuclei

Từ đồng nghĩa

• trinuclear
• trinucleated