prokaryotic

1. 1.

   having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei

   Synonymsprocaryotic

   Antonymseukaryotic

Questions about prokaryotic

What does prokaryotic mean?

prokaryotic means "having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei".

How many syllables are in prokaryotic?

prokaryotic has 4 syllables and divides as pro-ka-ryo-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for prokaryotic?

Close synonyms include procaryotic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.