composed of tissue not divided into separate cells, as striated muscle fibers
Word origin
[1935–40; a-6 + cellular]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rhodesian ridgeback, fluorocarbon, gangbuster, unit trust, walk-through
Examples of 'acellular' in a sentence
acellular
Others included those for diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis and meningitis.