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

So what are the principles on which these proto-citizens, in their eukaryotic state, will agree? —George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026

More than 30 distinct classes of myosin proteins have been identified, and their distribution varies widely across eukaryotic life. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026

The study adds to a growing body of evidence that eukaryotic cells originated in oxygen-containing coastal environments, said Daniel Brady Mills, postdoctoral researcher in the Institute of Molecular Evolution at Germany’s University of Düsseldorf. —Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026

View gallery - 3 images An ambitious plan to sequence genomes for 1.85 million eukaryotic species on our planet is underway. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 11 Nov. 2025

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