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Meaning of "unicellular" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNICELLULAR

unicellular  [ˌjuːnɪˈsɛljʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNICELLULAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unicellular is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNICELLULAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

unicellular

Unicellular organism

A unicellular organism, also known as a single-celled organism, is an organism that consists of only one cell, unlike a multicellular organism that consists of multiple cells. Historically the simple single celled organisms have sometimes been referred to as monads. The main groups of unicellular organisms are bacteria, archaea, protozoa, unicellular algae and unicellular fungi. Unicellular organisms fall into two general categories: prokaryotic organisms and eukaryotic organisms. Unicellular organisms are believed to be the oldest form of life, possibly existing 3.8 billion years ago. Prokaryotes, most Protista, and some fungi, are unicellular. Although some of these organisms live in colonies, they are still unicellular. These organisms live together, and each cell in the colony is the same. However, each individual cell must carry out all life processes to survive. In contrast, even the simplest multicellular organisms have cells that depend on each other to survive. Some organisms are partially uni- and multicellular, like Dictyostelium discoideum. The other can be unicellular and multinucleate, like Myxogastria and Plasmodium.

Definition of unicellular in the English dictionary

The definition of unicellular in the dictionary is consisting of a single cell.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNICELLULAR


acellular
eɪˈsɛljʊlə
alula
ˈæljʊlə
alular
ˈæljʊlə
cellular
ˈsɛljʊlə
circular
ˈsɜːkjʊlə
extracellular
ˌɛkstrəˈsɛljʊlə
formula
ˈfɔːmjʊlə
hepatocellular
ˌhɛpətəʊˈsɛljʊlə
intercellular
ˌɪntəˈsɛljʊlə
intracellular
ˌɪntrəˈsɛljʊlə
maxillula
mækˈsɪljʊlə
molecular
məʊˈlɛkjʊlə
multicellular
ˌmʌltɪˈseljʊlə
noncellular
ˌnɒnˈseljʊlə
particular
pəˈtɪkjʊlə
pilular
ˈpɪljʊlə
popular
ˈpɒpjʊlə
regular
ˈrɛɡjʊlə
stellular
ˈstɛljʊlə
subcellular
sʌbˈseljʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNICELLULAR

unibody
unibrow
unicameral
unicameralism
unicameralist
unicamerally
UNICEF
unicellularity
unicentral
unicity
Unicode
unicolor
unicolorate
unicolorous
unicolour
unicorn
unicorn chaser
unicostate
unicycle
unicyclist

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNICELLULAR

angular
calcular
cardiovascular
curricular
formular
in particular
irregular
modular
muscular
ocular
perpendicular
rectangular
secular
singular
titular
triangular
tubular
vascular
vehicular
vestibular

Synonyms and antonyms of unicellular in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unicellular» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNICELLULAR

Find out the translation of unicellular to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unicellular from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unicellular» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单细胞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unicelulares
570 millions of speakers

English

unicellular
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एककोशिकीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حيدة الخلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

одноклеточные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unicelular
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এককোষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unicellulaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Uniselular
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einzellig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

単細胞の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단세포
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unicellular
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đơn bào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு உயிரணு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलोकप्रिय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tek hücreli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unicellulare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jednokomórkowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

одноклітинні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unicelular
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μονοκύτταροι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eensellige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

encellig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

encellede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unicellular

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNICELLULAR»

The term «unicellular» is regularly used and occupies the 84.993 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNICELLULAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unicellular

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNICELLULAR»

Discover the use of unicellular in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unicellular and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gravity and the Behavior of Unicellular Organisms
Comprehensive overview of sensory perception and effects in unicellular organanisms for biologists and space scientists.
Donat-Peter Häder, Ruth Hemmersbach, Michael Lebert, 2005
2
The World of Unicellular
And if he, the man, fails to develop his godlike abilities, he becomes a moron ( unicellular), made after the image and likeness of the Creature”. Oleg Seriy Milicents were the busybodies in the unicellular world. Signs “militia”, “police” or “ the ...
Oleg Seriy, Maricabo, Super Aliens, 2011
3
Unicellular Organisms
Describes what unicellular organisms are and what they can do to the body, covering such topics as bacteria, viruses, and body defenses.
L. Patricia Kite, 2008
4
DiFiore's Atlas of Histology with Functional Correlations
Exocrine Glands Exocrine glands are either unicellular or multicellular. Unicellular glands consist of single cells. The mucus-secreting goblet cells found in the epithelia of the small and large intestines and in the respiratory passages are the ...
Victor P. Eroschenko, 2008
5
Cracking the AP Biology Exam: 2004-2005
Although most pro- tists are unicellular, some are multicellular or form colonies. Protists differ in cellular structure, mode of nutrition, and type of reproduction. Some protists are plant-like, animal-like, and fungus-like. They have an alternating, ...
Kim Magloire, Princeton Review, 2004
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Theory and Applications of Volterra Operators in Hilbert Space
Appendix Unicellular Operators and Related Analytic Problems Until recently the theory of unicellular operators and the theory of the decomposition of a linear operator into a "sum" of unicellular operators have been beset by a paucity of ...
Israel Gohberg, M. G. Krein
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Secondary Carotenoid Biosynthesis in the Unicellular Green ...
The results of this study confirmed the original hypothesis that a small family of psy with at least two members (psy1 and psy2) exist in the genome of D. salina.
Duc Tran, 2008
8
Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
However, each of these groups has microscopic, if not unicellular, representatives. All seaweeds at some stage in their life cycles are unicellular, as spores or zygotes, and may be temporarily planktonic (Amsler & Searles 1980). Some remain ...
Christopher S. Lobban, 1994
9
Color Atlas of Physiology
The existence of unicellular organisms is the epitome of life in its simplest form. Even simple protists must meet two basic but essentially conflicting demands in order to survive. A unicellular organism must, on the one hand, isolate itself from  ...
Stefan Silbernagl, Agamemnon Despopoulos, 2009
10
The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London
But to return to the true unicellular Algae. The number of genera belonging to this class at present known is small, but amongst them great diversity exists. The greatest care is requisite in their determination as independent organisms; nor ...
Royal Microscopical Society (Great Britain), 1857

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNICELLULAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unicellular is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sex among eukaryotes is far more common than once believed
The authors suggest that sex among unicellular eukaryotes is likely to be far more common than currently believed, and the lack of evidence of sexual ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
Molecular biology Enter the diatom
Yet the study of these unique creatures, which are mainly unicellular and encased in silica walls, is hindered by poor genetic tools. Karas et al. now describe the ... «Nature.com, May 15»
3
Pruning of blood vessels: Cells can fuse with themselves
Finally, the unicellular connection is resolved unilaterally, and the pruning cell rejoins the opposing branch. The last single cell that remains in the pruning ... «Biotechin.Asia, Apr 15»
4
How the motility structure of the unicellular archaea is fixed to their …
Prokaryotes, unicellular life forms without a cell nucleus, are subdivided into bacteria and archaea. Much less research has been conducted on archaea, ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
5
The molecular clock, the circadian clock, and exploring protein …
The circadian timing system gates cell cycle progression in various organisms from unicellular microorganisms to mammals. Although a number of factors have ... «PLoS Blogs, Mar 15»
6
How did multicellular life evolve?
The evolution of multicellular life from simpler, unicellular microbes was a pivotal moment in the history of biology on Earth and has drastically reshaped the ... «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
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In one of nature's innovations, a single cell smashes and rebuilds its …
"It's one of nature's early attempts to become more complex despite staying small in the sense of being unicellular," Landweber said. "There are other examples ... «Princeton University, Sep 14»
8
The Intelligent-Life Lottery
High intelligence, Mayr concluded, must be extremely rare, here or anywhere. Earth's most abundant life form is unicellular slime. Since the debate with Sagan, ... «New York Times, Aug 14»
9
TGAC reveals novel insights into the induction of autophagy in …
Autophagy is also essential in many unicellular parasites, such as Taxoplasma, Trypanosoma and Plasmodium, and found important in their life-cycle transitions ... «Medical Xpress, Aug 14»
10
How Life Made the Leap From Single Cells to Multicellular Animals
How did life make this spectacular leap from unicellular simplicity to multicellular complexity? Nicole King has been fascinated by this question since she began ... «Wired, Aug 14»

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