transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrō-mə ]
noun
( plural stro·ma·ta -mə-tə)
Etymology: New Latin stromat-, stroma, from Latin, bed covering, from Greek strōmat-, strōma, from stornynai to spread out — more at strew
Date: circa 1832
1.
a. : a compact mass of fungal hyphae producing perithecia or pycnidia
b. : the colorless proteinaceous matrix of a chloroplast in which the chlorophyll-containing lamellae are embedded
2.
a. : the supporting framework of an animal organ typically consisting of connective tissue
b. : the spongy protoplasmic framework of some cells (as a red blood cell)
• stro·mal -məl adjective