eukaryotic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English eukaryote Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English eukaryotic From eukaryote + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.
The close analogies between DNA-containing eukaryotic cell organelles and microbial symbionts require revision of classic cell theory, wrote Scwemmler and Schenk (1980) on introducing the field of endocytobiology.
1991, Lynn Margulis, René Fester, Symbiosis as a Source of Evolutionary Innovation:
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a eukaryote.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eucaryotic | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
eukaryotically · antieukaryotic · dieukaryotic · noneukaryotic · picoeukaryotic · microeukaryotic · nanoeukaryotic · monoeukaryotic
Translations (20)
sv eukaryot (having complex cells) · fi aitotumainen (having complex cells) · cmn 真核的 (having complex cells) · kk эукариоттық (having complex cells) · gl eucariota (having complex cells) · kmr xaneya navik dirustî (having complex cells) · ca eucariòtic (having complex cells) · pl eukariotyczny (having complex cells) · nl eukaryotisch (having complex cells) · el ευκαρυωτικός (having complex cells) · ru эукариоти́ческий (having complex cells) · fr eucaryote (having complex cells) · fi aitotumallinen (having complex cells) · pt eucariótico (having complex cells) · it eucariotico (having complex cells) · cy ewcaryotig (having complex cells) · cs eukaryotický (having complex cells) · es eucariótico (having complex cells) · kmr navik dirustî (having complex cells) · nl eukaryoot (having complex cells)