the region of a prokaryotic cell where the cell's genetic component (nucleic acids) is located
adjective
2.
resembling a nucleus
nucleoid in American English
(ˈnukliˌɔɪd; ˈnjukliˌɔɪd)
noun
a region in the cells of prokaryotes that contains nucleic acids but which is not bounded by a membrane: it is analogous in function to the nucleus of eukaryotic cells