prokaryote

== English == === Etymology === From pro- + karyon + -ote. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈkæɹi.əʊt/, /pɹəʊˈkæɹi.ɒt/ (General American) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈkæɹi.oʊt/, /pɹoʊˈkæɹi.ət/, /pɹoʊˈkɛəɹi.oʊt/ Hyphenation: pro‧kary‧ote === Noun === prokaryote (plural prokaryotes) An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles. In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded). ==== Synonyms ==== prokaryota ==== Hyponyms ==== archaeon bacterium ==== Coordinate terms ==== eukaryote ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== prokaryon prokaryotic ==== Translations ====