nucleoid

nu·cle·oid

noun \ˈnü-klē-ˌȯid, ˈnyü-\

Definition of NUCLEOID

: the DNA-containing area of a prokaryotic cell (as a bacterium)

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