procaryote
[proh-
kar
-ee-oht, -ee-
uh
t]
/proʊˈkær iˌoʊt, -i ət/
noun
1.
prokaryote
.
Origin
1960-65
Related forms
procaryotic
[proh-kar-ee-
ot
-ik]
/proʊˌkær iˈɒt ɪk/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
procaryote
procaryote
/
prəʊˈkærɪɒt
/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of
prokaryote
prokaryote
/
prəʊˈkærɪɒt
/
noun
1.
any organism having cells in each of which the genetic material is in a single DNA chain, not enclosed in a nucleus. Bacteria and archaeans are prokaryotes
Compare
eukaryote
Derived Forms
prokaryotic,
procaryotic
(
prəʊˌkærɪˈɒtɪk
)
adjective
Word Origin
from
pro-
² +
karyo-
+
-ote
as in
zygote
procaryote
in Medicine
procaryote
pro·car·y·ote (prō-kār'ē-ōt')
n.
Variant of
prokaryote
.
pro'car·y·ot'ic
(-ŏt'ĭk)
adj.