[ 'plazmɪd ]
■ noun Biology a genetic structure in a cell that can replicate independently of the chromosomes, especially a small circular DNA strand in a bacterium or protozoan.
Origin
1950s: from plasma + -id 2 .
[ 'plazmɪd ]
■ noun Biology a genetic structure in a cell that can replicate independently of the chromosomes, especially a small circular DNA strand in a bacterium or protozoan.
Origin
1950s: from plasma + -id 2 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004