Karyotheca

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of nuclear membrane. obsolete

    "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."

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nuclear membrane

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"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."

Etymology

From karyo- + theca.

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