nucleoid

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