EUKARYOTE

eukaryote, eucaryote

(noun) an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with ‘good’ or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

eukaryote

Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 June 2025

UNDERLAY

(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂ­a Municipal de ChinchinĂĄ (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂ­var, ChinchinĂĄ, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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