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eukaryotic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
eu-kary-ot-ic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.

adj

Of or pertaining to a eukaryote.

noun

Such a cell or organism

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English eukaryote Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English eukaryotic From eukaryote + -ic.

Inflected Forms

eucaryotic (alternative) eukaryotics (plural)

Derived Forms

antieukaryotic dieukaryotic eukaryotically microeukaryotic monoeukaryotic nanoeukaryotic noneukaryotic picoeukaryotic

Synonyms

eucaryotic

Questions

What does eukaryotic mean?
Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.
Where does eukaryotic come from?
Etymology tree English eukaryote Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English eukaryotic From eukaryote + -ic.

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