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Unicellular

Uˊni-cel′lu-lar

,
Adj.
[
Uni-
+
cellular
.]
Having, or consisting of, but a single cell;
as, a
unicellular
organism
.

Definition 2024


unicellular

unicellular

See also: unicel·lular

English

Adjective

unicellular (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Describing any microorganism that has a single cell

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Noun

unicellular (plural unicellulars)

  1. A single-celled organism; a unicell.
    • 1931, Ezra Bowen, An hypothesis of population growth‎
      Among unicellulars, the rate of increase is beyond belief.
    • 1986, Johan A J Metz, O Diekmann, The dynamics of physiologically structured populations‎
      In unicellulars the uncoupling of the various nutritional and energy sources is much more widely spread.
    • 2006, J Arthur Thomson, Heredity‎
      More or less distinct specialisation of reproductive elements in some unicellulars.

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