| 单词 | unicellular |
| 释义 | unicellular (once / 30780 pages) adj In biology, the adjective unicellular describes an organism that has only one single cell, like most kinds of bacteria. You're most likely to see the word unicellular in a biology textbook, where it is used to talk about microscopic, single-celled organisms. Many types of fungi are unicellular, as well as amoebas, bacteria, and other tiny creatures and plants. The word unicellular combines the Latin prefix meaning "one," uni, and the word cellular, which has the root word cella, "small room." WORD FAMILYcellular: cellularity, cellularly, intercellular, intracellular, multicellular, noncellular, unicellular+/cell: cell-like, cells, cellular/cellularity: hypercellularity, hypocellularity USAGE EXAMPLESThere are no power-up pills here though — just a never-ending hunt to the death for the unicellular protozoa. The Verge(Jul 04, 2016) Bacteria are, by definition, unicellular, and do not have distinct nuclei containing genetic material. The Guardian(May 17, 2016) All of the seaweed’s close relatives are unicellular plankton. Nature(May 08, 2016) adj having or consisting of a single cell |
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