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- [thahy-luh-koid]
- /ˈθaɪ ləˌkɔɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thahy-luh-koid]
- /ˈθaɪ ləˌkɔɪd/
Definitions of thylakoid word
- noun thylakoid 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. 1
- noun thylakoid a small membranous sac within a chloroplast of a plant 0
- noun thylakoid a disk-shaped, membranous sac containing chlorophyll, in which the light reaction of photosynthesis occurs, found in blue-green algae and in the chloroplasts of green plants 0
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Origin of thylakoid
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70; < German Thylakoid < Greek thȳlakoeidḗs resembling a bag, equivalent to thȳ́lak(os) sack + -oēidēs -oid
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Parts of speech for Thylakoid
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thylakoid popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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- what is a thylakoid?
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- what is in the thylakoid membrane?
- what is the thylakoid membrane?
- what is the thylakoid?
- what do thylakoid membranes contain?
- what is thylakoid space?
- what does thylakoid mean?
- what is the thylakoid space?
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