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prokaryote.

An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.

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noun/pɹəʊˈkæɹi.əʊt/Received-Pronunciation/pɹəʊˈkæɹi.ɒt/Received-Pronunciation/pɹoʊˈkæɹi.oʊt/General-American/pɹoʊˈkæɹi.ət/General-American
  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 In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).

Where this word comes from

From pro- + karyon + -ote.

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