Eukaryotic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Such a cell or organism
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei. not-comparable

    "The close analogies between DNA-containing eukaryotic cell organelles and microbial symbionts require revision of classic cell theory, wrote Scwemmler and Schenk (1980) on introducing the field of endocytobiology."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to a eukaryote. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having cells with ‘good’ or membrane-bound nuclei wordnet

Synonyms

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eucaryotic

Example

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"While the genome of a eukaryotic cell is nuclear, the ribosomes are cytosolic."

Etymology

From eukaryote + -ic.

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