"tactoid" meaning in All languages combined

See tactoid on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tactoids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tactoid (plural tactoids)
  1. (physics) An elongated liquid crystal microdomain Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-tactoid-en-noun-9C2fbIKU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (biology) An elongated particle, particularly a cell Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-tactoid-en-noun-pjDLJpQF Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: immunotactoid Related terms: tactoidal

Inflected forms

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