prokaryote
noun
pro·kary·ote
| \ (ˌ)prō-ˈker-ē-ˌōt
, (ˌ)prō-ˈka-rē-ˌōt\
, (ˌ)prō-ˈka-rē-ˌōt\
variants:
or less commonly procaryote
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The engulfed prokaryote then went on to become the first organelle. — Quanta Magazine, "How Viruses May Have Led to Complex Life," 24 Jan. 2017 Eukaryotes also have a higher percentage of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) than prokaryotes. — Quanta Magazine, "How Viruses May Have Led to Complex Life," 24 Jan. 2017 But anaerobic prokaryotes (archea and bacteria), such as those living between your teeth and some of those living in your guts, would conquer the whole planet very rapidly. — OregonLive.com, "The sun explodes, Donald Trump implodes, your Viagra goes awry: Google captures our fears," 10 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prokaryote.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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prokaryote
noun
pro·kary·ote
variants:
also procaryote \ (ˈ)prō-ˈkar-ē-ˌōt
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Medical Definition of prokaryote
: any of the typically unicellular microorganisms that lack a distinct nucleus and membrane-bound organelles and that are classified as a kingdom (Prokaryotae synonym Monera) or into two domains (Bacteria and Archaea) — compare eukaryote
Other Words from prokaryote
prokaryotic
also procaryotic \ -ˌkar-ē-ˈät-ik
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adjective
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adjective