procaryote
[ proh-kar-ee-oht, -ee-uh t ]
/ proʊˈkær iˌoʊt, -i ət /
noun
Origin of procaryote
First recorded in 1960–65
OTHER WORDS FROM procaryote
pro·car·y·ot·ic [proh-kar-ee-ot-ik] /proʊˌkær iˈɒt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby procaryote
procapitalist,
procapsid,
procarbazine,
procarboxypeptidase,
procarp,
procaryote,
procathedral,
procedural,
procedural agreement,
procedure,
proceed
Definition for procaryote (2 of 2)
prokaryote
or pro·car·y·ote
[ proh-kar-ee-oht, -ee-uh t ]
/ proʊˈkær iˌoʊt, -i ət /
noun
any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
Compare
eukaryote.
Origin of prokaryote
OTHER WORDS FROM prokaryote
pro·kar·y·ot·ic [proh-kar-ee-ot-ik] /proʊˌkær iˈɒt ɪk/, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for procaryote (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for procaryote (2 of 2)
prokaryote
procaryote
/ (prəʊˈkærɪɒt) /
noun
any organism having cells in each of which the genetic material is in a single DNA chain, not enclosed in a nucleus. Bacteria and archaeans are prokaryotes
Compare eukaryote
Derived forms of prokaryote
prokaryotic or procaryotic (prəʊˌkærɪˈɒtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for prokaryote
from
pro- ² +
karyo- +
-ote as in
zygote
Medical definitions for procaryote (1 of 2)
procaryote
[ prō-kăr′ē-ōt′ ]
n.
Variant ofprokaryote
Other words from procaryote
pro′car•y•ot′ic (-ŏt′ĭk) adj.Medical definitions for procaryote (2 of 2)
prokaryote
n.
An organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae, constituting the bacteria and cyanobacteria, characterized by the absence of a nuclear membrane and by DNA that is not organized into chromosomes.
Other words from prokaryote
pro•kar′y•ot′ic (-ŏt′ĭk) adj.Scientific definitions for procaryote
prokaryote
[ prō-kăr′ē-ōt′ ]
Any of a wide variety of one-celled organisms of the kingdom Monera (or Prokaryota) that are the most primitive and ancient known forms of life. Prokaryotes lack a distinct cell nucleus and their DNA is not organized into chromosomes. They also lack the internal structures bound by membranes called organelles, such as mitochondria. At the molecular level, prokaryotes differ from eukaryotes in the structure of their lipids and of certain metabolic enzymes, and in how genes are expressed for protein synthesis. Prokaryotes reproduce asexually and include the bacteria and blue-green algae. Also called moneran Compare eukaryote. See Table at taxonomy.