mononuclear

mononuclear

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mender.
Proto-Hellenic *mónwos
Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos)
Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der.
English mono-
English nuclear
English mononuclear

    From mono- + nuclear.

    Adjective

    mononuclear (not comparable)

    1. (biology) Having a single nucleus.
    2. (chemistry) monocyclic.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Noun

    mononuclear (plural mononuclears)

    1. (biology) A cell having a single nucleus.

    Further reading

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French mononucléaire.

    Adjective

    mononuclear m or n (feminine singular mononucleară, masculine plural mononucleari, feminine/neuter plural mononucleare)

    1. mononuclear, uninuclear

    Declension

    Declension of mononuclear
    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative     		indefinite mononuclear mononucleară mononucleari mononucleare
    definite mononuclearul mononucleara mononuclearii mononuclearele
    genitive-
    dative     		indefinite mononuclear mononucleare mononucleari mononucleare
    definite mononuclearului mononuclearei mononuclearilor mononuclearelor

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From mono- +‎ nuclear.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mononukleˈaɾ/ [mo.no.nu.kleˈaɾ]
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: mo‧no‧nu‧cle‧ar

    Adjective

    mononuclear m or f (masculine and feminine plural mononucleares)

    1. (biology) mononuclear
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