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nucleoid

UK/ˈnjuːkliˌɔɪd/US/ˈnjukliˌɔɪd/

nucleoid noun: the irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized.

Noun

nucleoid (plural nucleoids)

  1. The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized

Forms of nucleoid

pluralnucleoids

Origin of nucleoid

From nucleo- + -oid; thus "like a nucleus".

Words formed from nucleoid

Questions about nucleoid

What does nucleoid mean?
Nucleoid means the irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized.
What part of speech is nucleoid?
Nucleoid is a noun.
How do you pronounce nucleoid?
Nucleoid is pronounced /ˈnjuːkliˌɔɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of nucleoid?
The plural of nucleoid is nucleoids.

Words near nucleoid in the dictionary

  1. nucleogenetic
  2. nucleogenic
  3. nucleohistone
  4. nucleohistones
  5. nucleohyaloplasm
  6. nucleoid
  7. nucleoidal
  8. nucleoids
  9. nucleokinesis
  10. nucleokinetic
  11. nucleolar

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