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nucleoid

[ noo-klee-oid, nyoo- ]

noun

  1. the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane.


adjective

  1. resembling a nucleus.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nucleoid1

First recorded in 1850–55; nucle(us) + -oid

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