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prokaryotic

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pro·kar·y·ote also pro·car·y·ote  (pr-kr-t)
n.
An organism of the kingdom Monera (or Prokaryotae), comprising the bacteria and cyanobacteria, characterized by the absence of a distinct, membrane-bound nucleus or membrane-bound organelles, and by DNA that is not organized into chromosomes. Also called moneran.
[French procaryote : Greek pro-, before; see pro-2 + Greek karutos, having nuts (from karuon, nut; see karyo-).]
pro·kary·otic (-tk) adj.
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Adj.1.prokaryotic - having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei
procaryotic
eucaryotic, eukaryotic - having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei


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