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eucaryote eukaryote

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
eucaryote

▶noun variant spelling of eukaryote.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
eukaryote /juːˈkarɪəʊt/ (also eucaryote)

▶noun Biology an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus (that is, all living organisms other than the bacteria and archaea). Compare with prokaryote.

– derivatives
eukaryotic adjective.

– origin 1960s: from eu- + karyo- + -ote as in zygote.

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