prokaryote

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Noun

prokaryote (plural prokaryotes)

1. An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
2. In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).

Synonyms

• prokaryota

Antonyms

• eukaryote

Related terms

• prokaryotic

Translations

• French: procaryote
• German: Prokaryot
• Italian: procariote
• Portuguese: procarionte, procarioto
• Russian: прокарио́та
• Spanish: procariota, procarionte

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