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prokaryotic

  • adjective

Of or having the characteristics of prokaryotes, especially bacteria.

Other meanings

  1. Of cells, lacking a nucleus.

Synonyms

  • bacterial

Antonyms

  • eukaryotic

Related words

  • nonprokaryotic
  • picoprokaryotic
  • prokaryotically

Where this comes from

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