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teloblast

teloblast noun: in annelids etc., a large cell at the growing end of many embryos that produces many smaller cells.

Noun

teloblast (plural teloblasts)

  1. In annelids etc., a large cell at the growing end of many embryos that produces many smaller cells.

Forms of teloblast

pluralteloblasts

Origin of teloblast

From telo- + -blast.

Words formed from teloblast

Questions about teloblast

What does teloblast mean?
Teloblast means in annelids etc., a large cell at the growing end of many embryos that produces many smaller cells.
What part of speech is teloblast?
Teloblast is a noun.
What is the plural of teloblast?
The plural of teloblast is teloblasts.

Words near teloblast in the dictionary

  1. telnyashkas
  2. telnyashki
  3. telo-
  4. teloanamorphic
  5. teloanamorphosis
  6. teloblast
  7. teloblastic
  8. teloblasts
  9. telocentric
  10. telocentrics
  11. telocentromeric

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