unicellular
pronunciation
How to pronounce unicellular in British English:
UK [ˌju:nɪˈseljələ(r)]
How to pronounce unicellular in American English:
US [ˌjunɪˈsɛljəlɚ]
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- Adjective:
- having or consisting of a single cell
Word Origin
- unicellular (adj.)
- 1858; see uni- + cellular.
Example
- 1. According to the news , the unicellular microorganisms are rod-shaped and nourish themselves by photosynthesis .
- 2. Cancer cells , in other words , behave a lot like their distant unicellular ancestors .
- 3. In reality , though , almost all living things are unicellular , and with good reason .
- 4. By searching for genetic sequences similar to rega in the burgeoning databases of genes that now exist , they found one in a unicellular alga called chlamydomonas reinhardtii .
- 5. This remarkable change at a planetary scale - orchestrated by unicellular beings - did something else that allowed complex life to thrive on earth 's surface .