polynucleateadj.
/ˌpɒlɪˈnjuːklɪeɪt/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈn(j)ukliᵻt/ Biology and Medicine.
= polynuclear adj. 1.
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polynucleated1857
multinuclear1860
quadrinucleate1863
multinucleated1873
polynuclear1876
multinucleate1877
multinucleolar1882
uninuclear1882
uninucleate1885
trinucleate1887
mononucleated1890
polynucleate1894
polymorphonuclear1897
uninucleated1898
mononucleate1901
polymorphonucleate1904
polymorph1906
heterokaryotic1916
1894 Amer. Naturalist 28 431 Foraminifera... The mother, before reproduction, is polynucleate, the embryos are usually uninucleate.
1944 Q. Rev. Biol. 19 219/1 During this multiplicative growth phase many external uninucleate buds and internal polynucleate buds are formed.
1971 Science 17 Dec. 1240/3 Giant polynucleate herbivorous amoebae which move monopodially and respond hardly at all to stimuli.
2001 Development 128 4229 The polynucleate myotubes of vertebrates and invertebrates form by fusion of myoblasts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1894