am|y|lo|plas|tid — «AM uh luh PLAS tihd», noun. = amyloplast. (Cf. ↑amyloplast) … Useful english dictionary
chro|mo|plas|tid — «KROH muh PLAS tihd», noun. = chromoplast. (Cf. ↑chromoplast) … Useful english dictionary
leu|co|plas|tid — «LOO kuh PLAS tihd», noun. = leucoplast. (Cf. ↑leucoplast) … Useful english dictionary
pro|plas|tid — «proh PLAS tihd», noun. Biology. a protoplasmic body that is a precursor of a plastid. ╂[< pro 2 + plastid] … Useful english dictionary
tid — ag·nos·tid; an·a·ban·tid; an·a·tid; at·tid; bal·an·tid·i·al; bal·an·tid·i·um; bel·o·stom·a·tid; blas·tid; brevi·cip·i·tid; ca·thar·tid; chro·ma·tid; chro·mo·plas·tid; cot·tid; cys·tid; cys·tid·ea; cys·tid·e·an; cys·tid·i·um; del·tid·i·al;… … English syllables
plastid — plas·tid … English syllables
plastidial — plas·tid·i·al … English syllables
plastidium — plas·tid·i·um … English syllables
plastid — (plas tid) A cytoplasmic organelle of algae and higher plants that contains pigments such as chlorophyll, stores food reserves, and often carries out processes such as photosynthesis … Dictionary of microbiology
plastid — /plas tid/, n. Cell Biol. a small, double membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment. [1875 80; < G Plastide < Gk… … Universalium
