Plural of energid; multiple fundamental living units each consisting of a nucleus and surrounding cytoplasm.
The simple plural formation of energid, adding the standard English plural suffix -s to the German-derived biological term.
When a scientific term doesn't catch on, even its plural form becomes a historical curiosity—'energids' exists in old biology textbooks but nowhere in modern usage, a reminder that scientific vocabulary evolves as understanding deepens.
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