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chromatoids

chromatoids is the plural of chromatoid.

Meaning of chromatoid

Noun

chromatoid (plural chromatoids)

  1. The part of a nucleus comprising DNA and proteins where chromosomes are formed.
    • We have no direct evidence that excystation occurs while the chromatoids are present. The amoeba illustrated in Fig. 27 may be excysting with chromatoids. However, this may also be artificial excystation produced by fixation.1900, Pamphlets on Protozoology

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Questions about chromatoids

What is chromatoids the plural of?
Chromatoids is the plural of chromatoid.

Words near chromatoids in the dictionary

  1. chromatographs
  2. chromatography
  3. chromatography paper
  4. chromatography papers
  5. chromatoid
  6. chromatoids
  7. chromatological
  8. chromatology
  9. chromatolyse
  10. chromatolysed
  11. chromatolyses

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