EUKARYOTIC

eukaryotic, eucaryotic

(adjective) having cells with ‘good’ or membrane-bound nuclei

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

eukaryotic (not comparable)

(biology) Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.

(biology) Of or pertaining to a eukaryote.

Noun

eukaryotic (plural eukaryotics)

Such a cell or organism

Source: Wiktionary



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12 February 2025

MEGACOLON

(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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