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thylakoid

thylakoid noun: a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis.

Noun

thylakoid (plural thylakoids)

  1. a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis

thylakoid meaning in Malayalam

thylakoid in Malayalam

membrane within plant chloroplasts
തൈലക്കോയിഡ് tailakkōyiḍŭ, വർണകസ്തരം vaṟṇakastaraṁ

Forms of thylakoid

pluralthylakoids

Origin of thylakoid

From Ancient Greek θύλακος (thúlakos, “sack, bag”) + -oid.

Words formed from thylakoid

Questions about thylakoid

What does thylakoid mean?
Thylakoid means a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis.
What is thylakoid in Malayalam?
Thylakoid in Malayalam is തൈലക്കോയിഡ് (tailakkōyiḍŭ), വർണകസ്തരം (vaṟṇakastaraṁ). See Thylakoid meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is thylakoid?
Thylakoid is a noun.
What is the plural of thylakoid?
The plural of thylakoid is thylakoids.

Words near thylakoid in the dictionary

  1. thylacoleonids
  2. thylacomyid
  3. thylacomyids
  4. thylacosmilid
  5. thylacosmilids
  6. thylakoid
  7. thylakoidal
  8. thylakoids
  9. thyle
  10. thyles
  11. thylke

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