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Unicellular
Uˊni-cel′lu-lar
,Adj.
[
Uni-
+ cellular
.] Having, or consisting of, but a single cell;
as, a
. unicellular
organismDefinition 2024
unicellular
unicellular
See also: unicel·lular
English
Adjective
unicellular (not comparable)
- (biology) Describing any microorganism that has a single cell
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
having a single cell
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Noun
unicellular (plural unicellulars)
- 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.
- 1931, Ezra Bowen, An hypothesis of population growth