polynuclear

[pol-ee-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler]

pol·y·nu·cle·ar

[pol-ee-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler]
adjective
having many nuclei.
Also, pol·y·nu·cle·ate [pol-ee-noo-klee-it, -eyt, -nyoo-] .


Origin:
1875–80; poly- + nuclear


See nuclear.

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Polynuclear has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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World English Dictionary
polynuclear or polynucleate (ˌpɒlɪˈnjuːklɪə)
 
adj
having many nuclei; multinuclear
 
polynucleate or polynucleate
 
adj

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Medical Dictionary

polynuclear pol·y·nu·cle·ar (pŏl'ē-n&oomacr;'klē-ər, -ny&oomacr;'-) or pol·y·nu·cle·ate (-klē-ĭt) or pol·y·nu·cle·at·ed (-klē-ā'tĭd)
adj.
Multinuclear.

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