multinucleated

adjective

mul·​ti·​nu·​cle·​at·​ed ˌməl-tē-ˈnü-klē-ˌā-təd 

-ˌtī-,

-ˈnyü-

variants or less commonly multinucleate

ˌməl-tē-ˈnü-klē-ət 

-ˌtī-,

-ˈnyü-

: having more than two nuclei

a multinucleated macrophage

multinucleated muscle fibers

compare binucleate, uninucleate

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above