nucleoid
[ noo-klee-oid, nyoo- ]
/ ˈnu kliˌɔɪd, ˈnyu- /
noun
the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane.
adjective
resembling a nucleus.
Words nearby nucleoid
nuclein,
nucleo-,
nucleocapsid,
nucleofugal,
nucleohistone,
nucleoid,
nucleolar,
nucleolar satellite,
nucleolate,
nucleolated,
nucleoliform
Medical definitions for nucleoid
nucleoid
[ nōō′klē-oid′ ]
n.
nucleus
nuclear inclusion body
adj.
Resembling a nucleolus.