polynuclear

polynuclear
poly·nu·cle·ar .päl-i-'n(y)ü-klē-ər adj chemically polycyclic esp. with respect to the benzene ring

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poly·nu·cle·ar (pol″e-nooґkle-ər) 1. of cells, pertaining to or having several nuclei; multinucleated. Cf. polymorphonuclear. 2. in organic chemistry, denoting an aromatic compound containing two or more closed rings.

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