nucleoid

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnjuːkliˌɔɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnjukliˌɔɪd/, /ˈnu-/

Noun

nucleoid (plural nucleoids)

1. (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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 擬核／拟核 (nǐhé)

• French: nucléoïde (fr) m
• Italian: nucleoide (it) m
• Maori: pōkai pītau-ira
• Portuguese: nucleoide m
• Spanish: nucleoide m

See also

• nucleoid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• leuconid, uncoiled, undocile