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