uninucleate

9.9

A cell or organism that has only one nucleus

adjective
/ˌjuːnɪˈnjuːkliːət/

Specialized

: uninucleado

The plant species produces uninucleate cells that are essential for its growth.

Examples

Researchers focused on uninucleate cells during their studies of cellular development.
Under the microscope, the uninucleate organism showed distinct features that were easy to identify.
The floral buds ranging from 13-15 mm in size have a higher percentage of uninucleate microspores compared with other sizes.

Academic text (2015)
Slides were observed under the Nikon Optiphot Fluorescence Microscope at 40x for the uninucleate stage of the microspores (Summers et al., 1992).

Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

mononucleate

vsuninucleate

Specialized

9.3

Having only one nucleus in each cell

is the exact same meaning named in another form

mononuclear

vsuninucleate

Specialized

7.5

A cell that has only one nucleus

is broader, applying to cells and organisms rather than cells alone

mononucleated

vsuninucleate

Specialized

7.5

Having only one central part inside a cell that holds DNA

is broader and includes whole organisms as well as single cells

Antonyms

multinucleate

Specialized

8.9

A cell that has two or more nuclei inside it

How Nucleated

multinucleate

Specialized

8.9

binucleate

Specialized

9.9

uninucleate

Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

uninucleate positive

uninucleater comparative

uninucleatest superlative

Morphology

uninucleate = nucleate (transparent) = uni + nucle + ate

The word is formed by the numeric prefix 'uni-' ('one') attached to 'nucleate' ('having a nucleus'), yielding 'having one nucleus' in an obvious way.

Etymology

The word uninucleate combines the parts uni- ('one') and nucleus ('center' or 'kernel'), so you can picture a single center inside the cell like one small 'unit'. That's why a uninucleate cell is a cell with one nucleus.