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nucleoid

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nucleoid (plural nucleoids)

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

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Romanian

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from German Nukleoid.

    Noun

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    nucleoid n (plural nucleoizi)

    1. nucleoid

    Declension

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    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative nucleoid nucleoidul nucleoizi nucleoizile
    genitive-dative nucleoid nucleoidului nucleoizi nucleoizilor
    vocative nucleoidule nucleoizilor

    References

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    • nucleoid in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN