Plastid Definition

plăstĭd
plastids
noun
Any of several specialized protoplasmic structures occurring in the cytoplasm of some plant cells, in which starch, oil, protein, pigment, etc. are stored.
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Other Word Forms of Plastid

Noun

Singular:
plastid
Plural:
plastids

Origin of Plastid

  • From Greek plastis plastid- feminine of plastēs molder from plastos molded plastic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Plastid Sentence Examples

  • Various solvents, such as benzene, alcohol and chloroform, will dissolve out the pigment, leaving the plastid colorless.

  • The working of it is not at all completely understood at present, nor can we say exactly what is the part played by the pigment and what is the rfile of the protoplasm of the plastid.

  • More emphasis is, however, now laid on the action of the plastid in polymerization, while the initial stages are still not definitely ezplaincd.

  • In some cases the plastid disappears and the crystalline pigment only is left.

  • Whether the formation of the starch grain is due to a secretion from the plastid (Meyer, 1895) or to a direct transformation of the proteid of the plastid (Timberlake, 1901) has not been definitely established.

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