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/juːˈkæɹi.əʊt/ · noun
(cytology) Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus..
It is now clear that among organisms there are two different organizational patterns of cells, which Chatton (1937) called, with singuar prescience, the eucaryotic and procaryotic type.
Use eukaryote when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Eukaryote means (cytology) Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus..
Common synonyms include eukaryote, eucaryote.
Possible antonyms include prokaryote, procaryote.
It is now clear that among organisms there are two different organizational patterns of cells, which Chatton (1937) called, with singuar prescience, the eucaryotic and procaryotic type.
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