thylakoid
thy·la·koid
noun \ˈthī-lə-ˌkȯid\Definition of THYLAKOID
: any of the membranous disks of lamellae within plant chloroplasts that are composed of protein and lipid and are the sites of the photochemical reactions of photosynthesis
Origin of THYLAKOID
International Scientific Vocabulary thylak- (from Greek thylakos sack) + -oid
First Known Use: 1962
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