Look up: plaSTID


  1. plastid
    Any of several pigmented cytoplasmic organelles found in plant cells and other organisms, having various physiological functions, such as the synthesis and storage of food.
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  2. Plastid
    Specialised cytoplasmic structures in a cell which are the centre of chemical activity.
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  3. plastid
    [n] - any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
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  4. plastid
    Type of plant cell organelle, surrounded by a double membrane and often containing elaborate internal membrane systems. Partially autonomous, containing some DNA, RNA and ribosomes, and reproducing itself by binary fission. Includes amyloplasts, chloroplasts, chromoplasts, etioplasts, leucoplasts, p...
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  5. plastid
    <cell biology> Type of plant cell organelle, surrounded by a double membrane and often containing elaborate internal membrane systems. ... Partially autonomous, containing some DNA, RNA and ribosomes and reproducing itself by binary fission. Includes amyloplasts, chloroplasts, chromoplasts, et...
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  6. plastid
    noun any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
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  7. Plastid
    • (n.) Alt. of Plastide
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  8. plastid
    (from the article `morphology`) ...folds called cristae, contains enzymes that play an essential role in the conversion of the energy of foodstuffs into the energy used for cellular ... [3 related articles]
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  9. Plastid
    Plastids are major organelles found in the cells of plants and algae. They are the site of manufacture and storage of important chemical compounds used by the cell. Plastids often contain pigments used in photosynthesis, and the types of pigments present can change or determine the cell`s color. Th...
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  10. plastid
    Any of a family of membrane-bound organelles unique to plant cells. Several types of plastids with widely different functions exist, although only one type is found in each cell. The different types are related because they all differentiate from a common precursor organelle called a proplastid. Chl...
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  11. plastid
    Type: Term Pronunciation: plas′tid Definitions: 1. One of the differentiated structures in cytoplasm of plant cells where photosynthesis or other cellular processes take place; plasid contain DNA and are self-replicating. 2. One of the granules of foreign or differentiated matter, food particl...
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  12. plastid
    General name for a cell organelle of plants that is enclosed by a double membrane and contains a series of internal membranes and vesicles. Plastids contain DNA and are produced by division of existing plastids. They can be classified into two main groups: the chromoplasts, which contain pigments su...
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  13. plastid
    1) Granule
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