"mononuclear" meaning in English

See mononuclear in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From mono- + nuclear. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|nuclear}} mono- + nuclear Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mononuclear (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Having a single nucleus. Tags: not-comparable Translations (having a single nucleus): mononukleární (Czech), mononucleato (Italian)
    Sense id: en-mononuclear-en-adj-aVDDlphd Categories (other): Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'having a single nucleus': 99 1
  2. (chemistry) monocyclic. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mononuclear-en-adj-NAWxD2S2 Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 39 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 29 43 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 49 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 51 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 45 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 70 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 70 15 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lymphomononuclear, mononuclearity, mononuclearly

Noun

Forms: mononuclears [plural]
Etymology: From mono- + nuclear. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|nuclear}} mono- + nuclear Head templates: {{en-noun}} mononuclear (plural mononuclears)
  1. (biology) A cell having a single nucleus.
    Sense id: en-mononuclear-en-noun-ZX1JN~iU Categories (other): Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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