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EUCARYOTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having cells with 'good' or membrane-bound nuclei
Synonyms:
eucaryotic; eukaryotic
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Antonym:
procaryotic (having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei)
Pertainym:
eukaryote (an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with 'good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells)
Derivation:
eucaryote (an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with 'good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells)
