binucleate

[ bahy-noo-klee-it, -eyt, -nyoo- ]

adjectiveCell Biology.
  1. having two nuclei.

Origin of binucleate

1
First recorded in 1880–85; bi-1 + nucleate
  • Also bi·nu·cle·ar [bahy-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-], /baɪˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu-/, bi·nu·cle·at·ed [bahy-noo-klee-ey-tid, -nyoo-] /baɪˈnu kliˌeɪ tɪd, -ˈnyu-/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for binucleate

binucleate

/ (baɪˈnjuːklɪˌeɪt, -ɪt) /


adjective
  1. biology having two nuclei: a binucleate cell Also: binuclear, binucleated

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