Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eukaryote

/juˈkæɹi.oʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: eu-kary-ote
IPA: /juˈkæɹi.oʊt/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.

Example Sentences

"It is now clear that among organisms there are two different organizational patterns of cells, which Chatton (1937) called, with singular prescience, the eucaryotic and procaryotic type."

Etymology

Borrowed from French eucaryote; equivalent to eu- + karyon + -ote.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: eucaryote

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /juˈkæɹi.oʊt/
British English: /juːˈkæɹi.əʊt/

Inflected Forms

eukaryotes (plural) eukarya (plural) eucaryot (alternative) eucaryote (alternative) eukaryot (alternative)

Derived Forms

eukaryogenesis eukaryome microeukaryote nanoeukaryote picoeukaryote protoeukaryote urkaryote

Frequently Paired Words

eukaryal eukaryocyte eukaryon eukaryotic prokaryote alga microorganism

Synonyms

eukaryote eucaryote

Questions

How do you pronounce eukaryote?: The recorded pronunciation is /juˈkæɹi.oʊt/.
What does eukaryote mean?: Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
Where does eukaryote come from?: It is traced to French.

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