ENERGID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does energid mean? 

• ENERGID (noun)
  The noun ENERGID has 1 sense:

1. a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts

  Familiarity information: ENERGID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENERGID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

energid; protoplast

Hypernyms ("energid" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Holonyms ("energid" is a part of...):

cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)