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meroblast

meroblast noun: an ovum (egg) that has both germinal and nutritive parts.

Noun

meroblast (plural meroblasts)

  1. An ovum (egg) that has both germinal and nutritive parts

Forms of meroblast

pluralmeroblasts

Origin of meroblast

From mero- + -blast.

Words formed from meroblast

Questions about meroblast

What does meroblast mean?
Meroblast means an ovum (egg) that has both germinal and nutritive parts.
What part of speech is meroblast?
Meroblast is a noun.
What is the plural of meroblast?
The plural of meroblast is meroblasts.

Words near meroblast in the dictionary

  1. mero-
  2. meroacid
  3. meroacids
  4. meroacyl
  5. merobenthic
  6. meroblast
  7. meroblastic
  8. meroblastically
  9. meroblasts
  10. merocele
  11. meroceles

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