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-plast
a combining form meaning “living substance,” “organelle,” “cell,” used in the formation of compound words: chloroplast; chromoplast; protoplast.
Origin:
combining form representing Greek plastós formed, molded, equivalent to plath-, base of plássein to form, mold + -tos verbal adjective suffix, with tht > st. See plastic
combining form representing Greek plastós formed, molded, equivalent to plath-, base of plássein to form, mold + -tos verbal adjective suffix, with tht > st. See plastic
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-plast
is always a great word to know.
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| -plast | |
| —n combining form | |
| indicating an organized living cell or particle of living matter: protoplast | |
| [from Greek plastos formed, from plassein to form] | |
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Word Origin & History
-plast
comb. form denoting "something made," from Gk. plastos "formed, molded," from plassein "to mold" (see plasma).
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