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energid

energid noun: a nucleus and the cytoplasm with which it interacts, considered as a unit.

Noun

energid (plural energids)

  1. A nucleus and the cytoplasm with which it interacts, considered as a unit.
    • The fate of the cleavage energids seems to be determined by the regional nature of the periplasm, because elimination of some of the migrating energids by ultraviolet irradiation produces no structural deficits in the embryo; other energids replace them (Seidel, 1932).1982, Robert R. Provine, “15: Embryonic and post-embryonic development”, in William J. Bell, K.G. Adiyodi, editors, The American Cockroach, page 402
    • Nuclei and associated cytoplasm are referred to as energids. Upon reaching a critical density, the energids migrate to the periphery of the egg. The arrival of the energids at the surface is sometimes visually apparent as bumps along the surface. At the periphery, the energids continue to undergo...2006, Lisa Nagy, Miodrag Grbić, “Embryogenesis”, in Timothy D. Schowalter, editor, Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, 2nd edition, page 317

energid meaning in Tamil

energid in Tamil

சத்தியலகு

Examples of energid in a sentence

  • Nuclei and associated cytoplasm are referred to as energids.2006, Lisa Nagy, Miodrag Grbić, “Embryogenesis”, in Timothy D. Schowalter, editor, Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, 2nd edition, page...
  • Rather, the embryo develops in a plasmodial state, containing eventually hundreds of energids, i.e. nuclei with jackets of cytoplasm.2012, Klaus Kalthoff, “Analysis of a Morphogenetic Determinant in an Insect Embryo (Smittia Spec., Chironomidae, Diptera)”, in Stephen...

Forms of energid

pluralenergids

Origin of energid

From German Energid, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός (energós, “active”) + German -id (= English -id).

Questions about energid

What does energid mean?
Energid means a nucleus and the cytoplasm with which it interacts, considered as a unit.
What is energid in Tamil?
Energid in Tamil is சத்தியலகு. See Energid meaning in Tamil.
How do you use energid in a sentence?
Nuclei and associated cytoplasm are referred to as energids.
What part of speech is energid?
Energid is a noun.
What is the plural of energid?
The plural of energid is energids.

Words near energid in the dictionary

  1. energetist
  2. energetistic
  3. energetists
  4. energic
  5. energical
  6. energid
  7. energids
  8. energies
  9. Energiewende
  10. energisation
  11. energisations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: energid (page history and authors); energid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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