Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multicellular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
mul-ti-cel-lu-lar
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That has many cells, often differentiated in function.

noun

Such an organism

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English cellular English multicellular From multi- + cellular.

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Questions

What does multicellular mean?
That has many cells, often differentiated in function.
Where does multicellular come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English cellular English multicellular From multi- + cellular.

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