nucleoid
English
Etymology
From nucleo- + -oid; thus "like a nucleus".
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuːkliˌɔɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnjukliˌɔɪd/, /ˈnu-/
Noun
nucleoid (plural nucleoids)
- (microbiology) The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized
Derived terms
- internucleoid
- nucleoidal
- nucleoidally
Translations
the irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized
See also
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Nukleoid.
Noun
nucleoid n (plural nucleoizi)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | nucleoid | nucleoidul | nucleoizi | nucleoizile | |
| genitive-dative | nucleoid | nucleoidului | nucleoizi | nucleoizilor | |
| vocative | nucleoidule | nucleoizilor | |||
References
- nucleoid in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN