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EUCARYOTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Having cells with 'good' or membrane-bound nuclei

Synonyms:

eucaryotic; eukaryotic

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Antonym:

procaryotic (having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei)

Pertainym:

eukaryote (an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with 'good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells)

Derivation:

eucaryote (an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with 'good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells)

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