multifunctional

multifunctional

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Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?
Proto-Italic *moltos
Latin multus
Latin multīder.
Middle English multi-
English multi-
English function
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English functional
English multifunctional

    From multi- + functional.

    Adjective

    multifunctional (comparative more multifunctional, superlative most multifunctional)

    1. Having multiple functions.
      Synonym: multifunction
      • 2020 September 11, Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D, “What are the Recent Applications of Nanobullets?”, in AZO Nano‎[1]:
        A nanobullet comprising of multifunctional Janus nanocomposites (a head of magnetic Fe3O4 and a body of mesoporous SiO2 containing doxorubicin) is reported to be a safe and efficient treatment for liver cancer.

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