-plast

a combining form meaning “living substance,” “organelle,” “cell,” used in the formation of compound words:
chloroplast; chromoplast; protoplast.

-plast

combining form

indicating an organized living cell or particle of living matter
protoplast

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Word History and Origins

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of -plast¹

from Greek plastos formed, from plassein to form

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Example Sentences

Periplast, per′i-plast, n. the intercellular substance of an organ or tissue of the body.

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