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elaioplast

elaioplast noun: a specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of lipids.

Noun

elaioplast (plural elaioplasts)

  1. A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of lipids.

elaioplast meaning in Tamil

elaioplast in Tamil

நெய்மணி, நெய்யுருவம்

Forms of elaioplast

pluralelaioplasts

Origin of elaioplast

Compound from Ancient Greek: ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”) and πλαστός (plastós, “formed”).

Questions about elaioplast

What does elaioplast mean?
Elaioplast means a specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of lipids.
What is elaioplast in Tamil?
Elaioplast in Tamil is நெய்மணி, நெய்யுருவம். See Elaioplast meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is elaioplast?
Elaioplast is a noun.
What is the plural of elaioplast?
The plural of elaioplast is elaioplasts.

Words near elaioplast in the dictionary

  1. elaiometer
  2. elaiometers
  3. elaiophore
  4. elaiophores
  5. elaiophylin
  6. elaioplast
  7. elaioplasts
  8. elaiosome
  9. elaiosomes
  10. elaliite
  11. Elam

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Adapted from Wiktionary: elaioplast (page history and authors); elaioplast (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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