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pyrenoids

pyrenoids is the plural of pyrenoid.

Meaning of pyrenoid

Noun

pyrenoid (plural pyrenoids)

  1. any of several transparent structures found in the chloroplast of certain algae etc.; they are responsible for the fixation of carbon dioxide and the formation of starch

Questions about pyrenoids

What is pyrenoids the plural of?
Pyrenoids is the plural of pyrenoid.

Words near pyrenoids in the dictionary

  1. pyrenocarpous
  2. pyrenocyte
  3. pyrenocytes
  4. pyrenodine
  5. pyrenoid
  6. pyrenoids
  7. pyrenol
  8. pyrenolichen
  9. pyrenolichens
  10. pyrenols
  11. pyrenomycete

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