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unicellular

[ yoo-nuh-sel-yuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. having or consisting of a single cell.


unicellular

/ ˌːɪˈɛʊə /

adjective

  1. (of organisms, such as protozoans and certain algae) consisting of a single cell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

unicellular

/ ̅̅′nĭ-ĕə-ə /

  1. Having or consisting of a single cell.
  2. Compare multicellular
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲԾˌˈٲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • n·l·i·ٲ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unicellular1

First recorded in 1855–60; uni- + cellular
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Example Sentences

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Though Jablonski is more bullish on the survival prospects of unicellular life, there is some comfort for the multicellular among us too.

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Yeast are unicellular fungi that ferment sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.

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Its production takes place in the unique catalytic center of the unicellular algae and is only possible if certain cofactors of the relevant proteins are present.

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For example, the researchers found evidence of "heterospecific killing," where a cell engulfs and kills a cell of a different species, across a wide range of unicellular, facultatively multicellular, and obligate multicellular organisms.

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Macroalgae live in both fresh and seawater and are complex multicellular organisms with distinct organs and tissues, in contrast to microalgae, which are microscopic and unicellular.

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