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procaryote

American  
[proh-kar-ee-oht, -ee-uht] / proʊˈkær iˌoʊt, -i ət /

noun

  1. prokaryote.

procaryote British  
/ prəʊˈkærɪɒt /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of prokaryote

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Other Word Forms

  • procaryotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of procaryote

First recorded in 1960–65

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