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nounkaryotheca (plural karyothecas)
plural karyothecas
- obsoleteSynonym of nuclear membrane.
Karyosome, or nucleus — comprises the following parts: nuclear wall, or karyotheca, chromosomes and their constituents, linin, what is generally known as nucleoli of various kinds.
1900 September 28, Gustav Eisen, “The spermatogenesis of Batrachoseps”, in Journal of Morphology, volume 17, page 9Synonyms: nuclear membrane
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nounSynonym of nuclear membrane.
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