Definitions for eucaryote
eucaryote
eu·car·y·ote
Spelling: [yoo-kar-ee-oht, -ee-uh t]
IPA: /yuˈkær iˌoʊt, -i ət/
Eucaryote is a 9 letter English word.
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You can make 354 anagrams from letters in eucaryote (aceeortuy).
Definitions for eucaryote
noun
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eukaryote.
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any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the cytoplasm, a membrane-bound nucleus enclosing genetic material organized into chromosomes, and an elaborate system of division by mitosis or meiosis, characteristic of all life forms except bacteria, blue-green algae, and other primitive microorganisms.
Origin of eucaryote
New Latin Eukaryota, earlier Eucaryotes (1925) “those having a true nucleus,” equivalent to eu- eu- + Greek káry(on) nut, kernel (see karyo-)