prokaryote

From pro- +‎ karyon +‎ -ote.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹəʊˈkæɹi.əʊt/, /pɹəʊˈkæɹi.ɒt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈkæɹi.oʊt/, /pɹoʊˈkæɹi.ət/, /pɹoʊˈkɛəɹi.oʊt/
• Hyphenation: pro‧kary‧ote

prokaryote (plural prokaryotes)

1. An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
2. In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).

• prokaryota

• eukaryote

• archaeon
• bacterium

• prokaryon
• prokaryotic