n. (also procaryote) an organism in which the chromosomes are not separated from the cytoplasm by a membrane; a bacterium (cf. EUKARYOTE). prokaryotic adj.
[ PRO-(2) + KARYO- + - ote as in ZYGOTE ]
PROKARYOTE
Meaning of PROKARYOTE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012