Definitions for pyrenoid

pyrenoid py·re·noid

Spelling: [pahy-ree-noid, pahy-ruh-noid]
IPA: /paɪˈri nɔɪd, ˈpaɪ rəˌnɔɪd/

Pyrenoid is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 303 anagrams from letters in pyrenoid (deinopry).

Definitions for pyrenoid

noun

  1. a spherical protein structure found within chloroplasts of certain algae and hornworts.

Examples for pyrenoid

The pyrenoid is evidently concerned in the formation of the chromatophore, or in its division.

Schmitz states that the chromatophore is thickened in the middle and contains a pyrenoid.

A pyrenoid lies in a fold of the chromatophore on the dorsal part.

Word Value for pyrenoid
Scrable

14

Words with friends

15

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