Definition of Pyrenoid

1. n. A transparent body found in the chromatophores of certain Infusoria.

Definition of Pyrenoid

1. Noun. (biology) any of several transparent structures found in the chloroplast of certain algae etc.; they are responsible for the fixation of carbon dioxide and the formation of starch ¹

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Definition of Pyrenoid

1. a protein body of certain lower organisms [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrenoid

pyrazolone
pyrazolones
pyrazolopyrimidine
pyrazolopyrimidines
pyrazolyl
pyrazoxyfen
pyrazyl
pyre
pyrectic
pyrectics
pyree
pyrena
pyrene
pyrenes
pyrenic
pyrenoid (current term)
pyrenoids
pyres
pyrethrin
pyrethrine
pyrethrins
pyrethroid
pyrethroids
pyrethrum
pyrethrums
pyretic
pyretology
pyretotherapy
pyrexes
pyrexia

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