Definitions for thylakoid
thylakoid
thy·la·koid
Spelling: [thahy-luh-koid]
IPA: /ˈθaɪ ləˌkɔɪd/
Thylakoid is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.
You can make 323 anagrams from letters in thylakoid (adhikloty).
Definitions for thylakoid
noun
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a flattened sac or vesicle lined with a pigmented membrane that is the site of photosynthesis, in plants and algae occurring in interconnected stacks constituting a granum of the chloroplast, and in other photosynthesizing organisms occurring either singly or as part of the cell membrane or other structure.
Origin of thylakoid
1965-70; German Thylakoid Greek thȳlakoeidḗs resembling a bag, equivalent to thȳ́lak(os) sack + -oēidēs -oid