PYRENOID

Etymology

Noun

pyrenoid (plural pyrenoids)

(biology) any of several transparent structures found in the chloroplast of certain algae etc.; they are responsible for the fixation of carbon dioxide and the formation of starch

Anagrams

• dipyrone, pyridone

Source: Wiktionary


Py*re"noid, n. Etym: [Gr. Pyrena, and -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A transparent body found in the chromatophores of certain Infusoria.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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