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nucleoid
noun nu·cle·oid \ˈnü-klē-ˌȯid, ˈnyü-\
Definition of NUCLEOID
: the DNA-containing area of a prokaryotic cell (as a bacterium)
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First Known Use of NUCLEOID
1938
Rhymes with NUCLEOID
adenoid, alkaloid, amoeboid, aneroid, anthropoid, arachnoid, asteroid, Australoid, carcinoid, Caucasoid, celluloid, crystalloid, echinoid, ellipsoid, embryoid, eunuchoid, flavonoid, helicoid, hemorrhoid, hominoid, humanoid, hysteroid, metalloid, Mongoloid, myeloid, nautiloid, null and void, obovoid, opioid, osteoid, overjoyed, paranoid, planetoid, Polaroid, retinoid, rheumatoid, solenoid, Stalinoid, trapezoid, unalloyed, unemployed
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