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prokaryote
pro·kar·y·ote
[
prō kárree t
]
(
plural
pro·kar·y·otes
)
or
pro·car·y·ote
[
prō kárree t
]
(
plural
pro·car·y·otes
)
noun
Definition:
simple organism without nucleus:
an organism whose DNA is not contained within a nucleus, e.g. a bacterium
[
Mid-20th century. < French< Greek
pro-
"before" +
karuōtos
"having nuts" <
karuon
"nut"
]
pro·kar·y·ot·ic
[
prō kàrree óttik
]
adjective
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pro·kar·y·ot·ic [ prō kàrree óttik ] adjective
