cytode

noun

cy·​tode

ˈsīˌtōd

plural -s

1

: an anucleate mass of protoplasm

2

: an organism normally assuming the form of a cytode (as a bacterium)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cyt- + -ode (from Greek -ōdēs like); originally formed as German zytode

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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