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   Eu·kar·y·ote

   /yo͞oˈkerēˌōt/

   

   noun

   • 1. an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus. Eukaryotes include all living organisms other than the eubacteria and archaebacteria.

   Word Origin 1960s: from eu- ‘easily (formed)’ + karyo- ‘kernel’ + -ote as in zygote.

   Derivatives

   • 1. eukaryotic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 16

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