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nucleoid

/ˈnjukliˌɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
nu-cleoid
IPA
/ˈnjukliˌɔɪd/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized

Etymology

From nucleo- + -oid; thus "like a nucleus".

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnjukliˌɔɪd/
  • British English: /ˈnjuːkliˌɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

nucleoids (plural)

Derived Forms

internucleoid intranucleoid midnucleoid nucleoidal nucleoidally uninucleoid

Questions

How do you pronounce nucleoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnjukliˌɔɪd/.
What does nucleoid mean?
The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized
Where does nucleoid come from?
From nucleo- + -oid; thus "like a nucleus".

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