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mononuclear

/ˌmɒnoʊˈnjuːkliər/ adjective · British & US

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What does mononuclear mean?

adjective

Having or consisting of a single nucleus; relating to or denoting a single nucleus.

Example

"The mononuclear cells in the blood sample were analyzed for further study."

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Words that share this root

nucleus nuclear nucleate nucleation

What's another word for mononuclear?

single-nucleated unicellular mononucleate single-nucleus

What's the opposite of mononuclear?

multinucleated polynucleate multinucleus

Rhymes with mononuclear

nuclear vocal ocular focal