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chiroplasts

chiroplasts is the plural of chiroplast.

Meaning of chiroplast

Noun

chiroplast (plural chiroplasts)

  1. (historical) A sliding wooden frame clamped above the keys of the piano, into which the hands and fingers of a pianist are placed. It was used for learners of the piano in the early 19th century.

Questions about chiroplasts

What is chiroplasts the plural of?
Chiroplasts is the plural of chiroplast.

Words near chiroplasts in the dictionary

  1. chiropatagium
  2. chiropath
  3. chiropaths
  4. chirophobia
  5. chiroplast
  6. chiroplasts
  7. chiroplasty
  8. chiropodic
  9. chiropodical
  10. chiropodism
  11. chiropodist

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