Meanings
adjectiveeukaryotic (not comparable)
alternative eucaryotic
- not comparablebiologyHaving 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.
1991, Lynn Margulis, René Fester, Symbiosis as a Source of Evolutionary Innovation - not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to a eukaryote.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan eucariòtic
- eucariòtichaving complex cells
Chinese Mandarin 真核的
- 真核的 (zhēnhé de)having complex cells
Czech eukaryotický
- eukaryotickýhaving complex cells
Dutch eukaryoot, eukaryotisch
- eukaryoothaving complex cells
- eukaryotischhaving complex cells
Finnish aitotumainen, aitotumallinen
- aitotumainenhaving complex cells
- aitotumallinenhaving complex cells
French eucaryote
- eucaryotehaving complex cells
Greek ευκαρυωτικός
- ευκαρυωτικός (efkaryotikós)having complex cells
Italian eucariotico
- eucarioticohaving complex cells
Polish eukariotyczny
- eukariotycznyhaving complex cells
Portuguese eucariótico
- eucarióticohaving complex cells
Russian эукариоти́ческий
- эукариоти́ческий (eukariotíčeskij)having complex cells
Spanish eucariótico
- eucarióticohaving complex cells
Swedish eukaryot
- eukaryothaving complex cells
Welsh ewcaryotig
- ewcaryotighaving complex cells
Cite this entry
APA
eukaryotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eukaryotic
MLA
“eukaryotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eukaryotic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eukaryotic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eukaryotic.
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