cytode

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed simplest form of independent life, differing from the amoeba, in which nuclei are present

Word forms

cytode cytodes

Etymology

Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “hollow vessel”). Proposed by Ernst Haeckel.

Derived words

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