eukaryotic

[ yoo-kar-ee-ot-ik ]

adjectiveBiology.
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a eukaryote, an organism whose basic structural unit is a cell containing specialized organelles and a membrane-bound nucleus: Some scientists believe that the greatest transition of life in the history of Earth is the evolution of eukaryotic cellular life forms from more primitive prokaryotes.

Origin of eukaryotic

1
First recorded in 1955–60; eukaryot(e) + -ic
  • Sometimes eu·car·y·ot·ic .

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