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binucleate

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bi⋅nu⋅cle⋅ate

[bahy-noo-klee-it, -eyt, -nyoo-]
–adjective Cell Biology.
having two nuclei.
Also, bi⋅nu⋅cle⋅ar, bi⋅nu⋅cle⋅at⋅ed.


Origin:
1880–85; bi- 1 + nucleate
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bi·nu·cle·ate   (bī-nōō'klē-ĭt, -āt', -nyōō'-)   
adj.  Having two nuclei.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bi·nu·cle·ate
Pronunciation: (')bI-'n(y)ü-klE-&t
Variant: also bi·nu·cle·at·ed /-klE-"At-&d/
Function: adjective
: having two nuclei <binucleate lymphocytes> <binucleate cysts>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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