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cytoophidium

cytoophidium noun: a filamentous intracellular compartment in some organisms.

Noun

cytoophidium (plural cytoophidia)

  1. A filamentous intracellular compartment in some organisms

Forms of cytoophidium

pluralcytoophidia

Origin of cytoophidium

From cyto- + ophi- (variant of ophio- "snake") + -idium.

Questions about cytoophidium

What does cytoophidium mean?
Cytoophidium means a filamentous intracellular compartment in some organisms.
What part of speech is cytoophidium?
Cytoophidium is a noun.
What is the plural of cytoophidium?
The plural of cytoophidium is cytoophidia.

Words near cytoophidium in the dictionary

  1. cytonemes
  2. cytons
  3. cytonuclear
  4. cytonucleoplasmic
  5. cytoophidia
  6. cytoophidium
  7. cytopaenia
  8. cytopaenias
  9. cytopathic
  10. cytopathically
  11. cytopathicity

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