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parablast
par·a·blast
/
ˈpær
əˌblæst
/
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[
par
-
uh
-blast
]
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noun
Biology
.
the nutritive yolk of a meroblastic ovum or egg.
Origin:
1855–60;
para-
1
+
-blast
Related forms
par·a·blas·tic,
adjective
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parablast
(ˈpærəˌblæst)
—
n
the yolk of an egg, such as a hen's egg, that undergoes meroblastic cleavage
[C19: from
para-
1
+
-blast
]
para'blastic
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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00:10
Parablast
is always a great word to know.
So is
doohickey
. Does it mean:
So is
quincunx
. Does it mean:
So is
zedonk
. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Medical Dictionary
parablast
par·a·blast (pār'ə-blāst')
n.
The nutritive yolk of a meroblastic egg.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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