Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mononuclear

/mˌɑnənˈukliɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: mononu-cle-ar
IPA: /mˌɑnənˈukliɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a single nucleus.

adj

noun

A cell having a single nucleus.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

mononuclears (plural)

Derived Forms

lymphomononuclear mononuclearity mononuclearly

Synonyms

mononucleate

Rhymes With

nuclear thermonuclear

Questions

How do you pronounce mononuclear?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˌɑnənˈukliɚ/.
What does mononuclear mean?: Having a single nucleus.
Where does mononuclear come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English nuclear English mononuclear From mono- + nuclear.

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