thylakoid
[ thahy-luh-koid ]
/ ˈθaɪ ləˌkɔɪd /
noun Cell Biology.
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
Words nearby thylakoid
thx,
thy,
thyatira,
thyestes,
thylacine,
thylakoid,
thym-,
thyme,
thymectomy,
thymelaeaceous,
thymelcosis
Scientific definitions for thylakoid
thylakoid
[ thī′lə-koid′ ]
A saclike membrane that contains the chlorophyll in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of plant cells and green algae. In chloroplasts, thylakoids are arranged in stacks called grana.