Nucleoid Definition

no͝oklē-oid, nyo͝o-
noun
A region in the cells of prokaryotes that contains nucleic acids but which is not bounded by a membrane: it is analogous in function to the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
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Other Word Forms of Nucleoid

Noun

Singular:
nucleoid
Plural:
nucleoids

Origin of Nucleoid

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

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DIDOID

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