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pro·kar·y·ote (pro·car·y·ote)
prokaryote (procaryote)
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- pronunciation:
- pro
kae
ri
ot
[or]
pro
kae
ri
t
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
an organism that lacks a nucleus membrane and that reproduces by fission. (Cf. eukaryote.)
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derivation: |
prokaryotic (adj.) |
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