Definitions for nucleoid
nucleoid
nu·cle·oid
Spelling: [noo-klee-oid, nyoo-]
IPA: /ˈnu kliˌɔɪd, ˈnyu-/
Nucleoid is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 327 anagrams from letters in nucleoid (cdeilnou).
Definitions for nucleoid
noun
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the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane.
adjective
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resembling a nucleus.
Origin of nucleoid
First recorded in 1850-55; nucle(us) + -oid