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thy·la·koid

 (thī′lə-koid′)
n.
A saclike membrane in the chloroplasts of plant cells that is often arranged in stacks called grana and that is the site of the light reactions of photosynthesis.
[Greek thūlakos, sack + -oid.]
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thylakoid

(ˈθaɪləˌkɔɪd)
n
(Biology) a small membranous sac within a chloroplast of a plant
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thy•la•koid

(ˈθaɪ ləˌkɔɪd)

n.
a structure in the chloroplast of photosynthesizing cells, usu. one of an interconnected stack, having a pigmented membrane that is the site of photosynthesis.
[< German Thylakoid (1961) < Greek thȳlakoeidḗs resembling a bag =thylak(os) sack + -oēidēs -oid]
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