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PROCARYOTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does procaryotic mean?
• PROCARYOTIC (adjective)
The adjective PROCARYOTIC has 1 sense:
1. having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei
Familiarity information: PROCARYOTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
procaryotic; prokaryotic
Antonym:
eucaryotic (having cells with 'good' or membrane-bound nuclei)
Pertainym:
prokaryote (a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma)
Derivation:
procaryote (a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma)
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