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spongoblast

spongoblast noun: in sponges, one of the cells that secrete spongin.

Noun

spongoblast (plural spongoblasts)

  1. In sponges, one of the cells that secrete spongin.

Forms of spongoblast

pluralspongoblasts

Origin of spongoblast

From sponge + -o- + -blast.

Words formed from spongoblast

Questions about spongoblast

What does spongoblast mean?
Spongoblast means in sponges, one of the cells that secrete spongin.
What part of speech is spongoblast?
Spongoblast is a noun.
What is the plural of spongoblast?
The plural of spongoblast is spongoblasts.

Words near spongoblast in the dictionary

  1. spongivory
  2. spongo-
  3. spongobiont
  4. spongobionts
  5. spongobiotic
  6. spongoblast
  7. spongoblastic
  8. spongoblasts
  9. spongocoel
  10. spongocoels
  11. spongocyte

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