thylakoid

English

Etymology

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

Noun

thylakoid (plural thylakoids)

1. (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