Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polynuclear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: polynu-cle-ar
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having multiple nuclei

adj

Example Sentences

"Special attention was paid to the presence of the polynuclear hydrocarbons suspected of influencing lung cancer, [...]."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English nuclear English polynuclear From poly- + nuclear.

Frequently Paired Words

polymorphonuclear syncytial

Synonyms

multinuclear multinucleate polynucleate

Questions

What does polynuclear mean?: having multiple nuclei
Where does polynuclear come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English nuclear English polynuclear From poly- + nuclear.

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