nucloid
(ˈnjuːklɔɪd)
Also nucleoid.
[f. nucleus n. + -oid.]
(See quot. 1962.)
| 1908 Westm. Gaz. 31 July 1/3 (heading) ‘Nucleoids’ in naval manœuvres. Ibid. 2/2 The balance is still all on the side of the ‘nucleoid’ as against the newly commissioned ship. 1917 ‘Taffrail’ Sub vii. 176 About June, came the summer manœuvres, when the crews of all the ‘nucloids’ were brought up to full strength. 1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 82/2 Nucloid, ship of the Reserve Fleet in peacetime, carrying a nucleus crew. |