polymorphonuclear
adjective, noun
polymorphonuclear is spelled P-O-L-Y-M-O-R-P-H-O-N-U-C-L-E-A-R: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polymorphonuclear means “Having a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polymorphonuclear?
| Letters | 17: P-O-L-Y-M-O-R-P-H-O-N-U-C-L-E-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is polymorphonuclear?
Polymorphonuclear appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of polymorphonuclear
- polymorphonuclears plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polymorphonuclear mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes
noun
- 1
Such a leucocyte; a neutrophil
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate polymorphonuclear?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of polymorphonuclear: PMN.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polymorphonuclear in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Having a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | polimorfonuclear |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does polymorphonuclear come from?
From poly- + morpho- + nuclear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).