eukaryotic

adjective

eu·​kary·​ot·​ic (ˌ)yü-ˌker-ē-ˈä-tik  -ˌka-rē- 

: of, relating to, or being an organism (as of the domain Eukarya) composed of one or more cells containing visibly evident nuclei and organelles : being or characteristic of a eukaryote

eukaryotic cells

eukaryotic species

Examples of eukaryotic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All eukaryotic cells, including our own, trace their evolutionary origins to a free-living ancestor. —Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025

Chemical analysis showed the presence of various molecules clearly associated with eukaryotic life. —David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

On the universal tree of life, all eukaryotic life falls on exactly one branch. —Daniel Brady Mills, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025

According to the team’s paper, published on December 3rd in Communications Earth & Environment, subsequent lab tests confirmed a total of 21 bacterial and eukaryotic phyla in Lake Enigma’s surface ice, stratified water column layers, and microbial mats. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eukaryotic

• antibiotic
• antipsychotic
• antithrombotic
• epizootic
• homoerotic
• psychoneurotic
• unpatriotic
• xenobiotic
• abiotic
• aeronautic
• apoptotic
• asymptotic