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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. 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.