multilocular

[ muhl-ti-lok-yuh-ler ]

/ ˌmʌl tɪˈlɒk yə lər /

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adjective

having or consisting of many cells or vesicles.

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Origin of multilocular

First recorded in 1805–15; multi- + locular

OTHER WORDS FROM multilocular

pseu·do·mul·ti·loc·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby multilocular

multiline insurer, multilingual, Multilith, multilobular, multilocation, multilocular, multimedia, multimeter, multimillionaire, multimodal, multinational

How to use multilocular in a sentence

It may have one cell or cavity, being unilocular; or many, multilocular, &c.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
In the baobab there is a multilocular syncarpous fruit, in which the seeds are immersed in pulp.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
This term is applied to the septa, by which the chambers of multilocular and other shells are divided from each other.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
An enclosure, applied to the thin plate of Crepidula, fig. 239; also to the plates dividing the chambers of multilocular shells.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby

These tumours have been described by Eve under the name of multilocular cystic epithelial tumours of the jaw.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles