procaryote
noun/ˌprəʊˈkæriəʊt/
/ˌprəʊˈkæriəʊt/
(also prokaryote)
(biology)- an organism (= living thing) consisting of just one cell that does not have a clear nucleus (= central part). Most prokaryotes are bacteria. compare eucaryoteTopics Biologyc2Word Origin1960s: from pro- ‘before’ + Greek karuon ‘nut, kernel’ + -ote as in zygote.
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