pyrenoid
/pahy-ree-noid, pahy-ruh-noid/US // paɪˈri nɔɪd, ˈpaɪ rəˌnɔɪd //UK // (ˈpaɪrəˌnɔɪd) //
类脂蛋白,肾上腺素,肾上腺素类,肾上腺素类物质
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a spherical protein structure found within chloroplasts of certain algae and hornworts.
Examples
The pyrenoid is evidently concerned in the formation of the chromatophore, or in its division.
Schmitz states that the chromatophore is thickened in the middle and contains a pyrenoid.
A pyrenoid lies in a fold of the chromatophore on the dorsal part.
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