eukaryotic
adjective
- pertaining to eukaryotes
Wiktionary
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.
- 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.”
- Of or pertaining to a eukaryote.
noun
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.
- Such a cell or organism