Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-celled

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: one--celled
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Single-celled, unicellular.

Example Sentences

"The first (oldest) unit of time is the Precambrian Supereon, which covers much of Earth's history from its origins roughly 4.55 bya to 545 mya. Very primitive, one-celled life-forms arose as early as 4.0 bya and near the end of the era (570 mya) the oldest known fossils of multi-celled organisms appear."

Etymology

From one + celled.

Synonyms

single-celled

Questions

What does one-celled mean?: Single-celled, unicellular.
Where does one-celled come from?: From one + celled.

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