thylakoid

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek θύλακος (thúlakos, “sack, bag”) +‎ -oid.

Noun

thylakoid (plural thylakoids)

(biology) a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis

Translations

membrane within plant chloroplasts

Chinese:
Mandarin: 类囊体
French: thylakoïde (fr) m
Icelandic: himnuskífa f
Italian: tilacoide m
Malayalam: തൈലക്കോയിഡ് (tailakkōyiḍŭ), വർണകസ്തരം (vaṟṇakastaraṁ)
Polish: tylakoid
Spanish: tilacoide m

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