multi_list = list(c1=list(1,2,3), c2=list(10,20,30), c3=list(100,200,300)) > multi_list$c1; multi_list$c2; multi_list$c3 [[1]] [1] 1 [[2]] [1] 2 [[3]] [1] 3 [[1]] [1] 10 [[2]] [1] 20 [[3]] [1] 30 [[1]] [1] 100 [[2]] [1] 200 [[3]] [1] 300