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prokaryote

  • /pɹəʊˈkæɹi.əʊt/ UK
  • /pɹəʊˈkæɹi.ɒt/ UK
  • /pɹoʊˈkæɹi.oʊt/ US
  • /pɹoʊˈkæɹi.ət/ US
  • /pɹoʊˈkɛəɹi.oʊt/ US

noun prokaryotes

  1. An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
  2. In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).

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noun organism characterized by absence of nucleus

Españolprocariota, procarionte
한국어원핵생물 wonhaeksaengmul
日本語原核生物 genkaku-seibutsu
中文原核生物 yuánhéshēngwù
Portuguêsprocarionte, procarioto
Françaisprocaryote
DeutschProkaryot
Italianoprocariote
Ελληνικάπροκαρυώτης prokaryótis
Românăprocariot
Русскийпрокарио́та prokarióta
Tiếng Việtsinh vật nhân sơ
العربيةبِدَائِيَّات النَّوَى bidāʔiyyāt an-nawā

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@misc{prokaryote_2026,
  title = {prokaryote},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prokaryote},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}