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eukaryon

eukaryon noun: a cell containing at least one distinct nucleus - characteristic of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota.

Noun

eukaryon (plural eukaryons)

  1. A cell containing at least one distinct nucleus - characteristic of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota.

Forms of eukaryon

pluraleukaryons
alternative formeucaryon

Origin of eukaryon

From eu- + karyon.

Questions about eukaryon

What does eukaryon mean?
Eukaryon means a cell containing at least one distinct nucleus - characteristic of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota.
What part of speech is eukaryon?
Eukaryon is a noun.
What is the plural of eukaryon?
The plural of eukaryon is eukaryons.

Words near eukaryon in the dictionary

  1. eukaryocytic
  2. eukaryogenesis
  3. eukaryogenetic
  4. eukaryome
  5. eukaryomes
  6. eukaryon
  7. eukaryons
  8. eukaryophagic
  9. eukaryophagy
  10. eukaryophilic
  11. eukaryot

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