-PLAST

Meaning of -PLAST in English

[-plast] n comb form [MF -plaste thing molded, fr. LL -plastus, fr. Gk -plastos, fr. plastos molded, fr. plassein]: organized particle or granule: cell "chromoplast"

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

PLAST — plast- adj [occurring in derivatives and compounds] plast- (= moulded, formed)
Interlingua English vocab
-PLAST — noun combining form Etymology: French ~e thing molded, from Late Latin ~us, from Greek ~os, from plastos molded, from plassein …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-PLAST — ˌplast, -aa(ə)st, -aist noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French -plaste, from Late Latin -plastus, from Greek -plastos, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAST — ˈplast, -aa(ə)st, -aist noun ( -s ) Etymology: -plast : plastid
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-PLAST — a combining form meaning "living substance," "organelle," "cell," used in the formation of compound words: chloroplast; chromoplast; protoplast. [ comb. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-PLAST — Etymology: French -plaste thing molded, from Late Latin -plastus, from Greek -plastos, from plastos molded, from plassein : organized particle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-PLAST — -plast BrE AmE plæst ▷ — chloroplast ˈklɔːr ə ʊ plæst AmE \ -ə- ˈkloʊr-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAST — Пласт
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PLAST — Function: noun combining form Etymology: French -plaste thing molded, from Late Latin -plastus, from Greek -plastos, from plastos molded, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PHRAGMOPLAST — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phragmo- (from Greek phragmos fence, from phrassein to enclose) + -plast Date: 1912 the enlarged …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-PLASTIC — adjective combining form Etymology: Greek -plastikos, from plassein developing ; forming , of or relating to (something designated by a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPHEROPLAST — ˈsfirəˌplast, ˈsfer- noun ( -s ) Etymology: sphaer- + -plast : a bacterium or yeast cell that has been modified …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROPHOPLAST — ˈträfəˌplast noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary troph- + -plast, originally formed in German : a plant plastid
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TONOPLAST — ˈtänəˌplast, ˈtōn- noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tono- + -plast; originally formed in German : the semipermeable …
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TONOPLAST — /ton"euh plast', toh"neuh-/ , n. Bot. a membrane separating a vacuole from the surrounding cytoplasm in a plant cell. [ …
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SPHEROPLAST — /sfear"euh plast', sfer"-/ , n. Bacteriol. a Gram-negative bacterial cell with a cell wall that has been altered or is …
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PROTOPLAST — — protoplastic , adj. /proh"teuh plast'/ , n. 1. Biol. a. the contents of a cell within the cell membrane, …
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PLASTOTYPE — /plas"teuh tuyp'/ , n. a casting of a type specimen, esp. of a fossil. [ plast ( ós ) molded …
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PLASTOQUINONE — /plas'toh kweuh nohn", -kwin"ohn/ , n. Biochem. a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an …
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PHRAGMOPLAST — /frag"meuh plast'/ , n. Bot. the cytoplasmic structure that forms at the equator of the spindle after the chromosomes have …
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PHENOPLAST — /fee"neuh plast'/ , n. Chem. See phenolic resin . [ PHENO- + -PLAST ]
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LEUCOPLAST — /looh'keuh plast'/ , n. Bot. a colorless plastid in the cells of roots, storage organs, and underground stems, serving as …
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GYMNOPLAST — /jim"neuh plast'/ , n. a mass of protoplasm without an enclosing wall. [ GYMNO- + -PLAST ]
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CYTOPLAST — — cytoplastic , adj. /suy"teuh plast'/ , n. Cell Biol. the intact, cytoplasmic content of a cell. [ 1890-95; CYTO- …
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CHROMOPLAST — /kroh"meuh plast'/ , n. Bot. a plastid containing coloring matter other than chlorophyll. [ 1880-85; CHROMO- + -PLAST ]
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CHLOROPLAST — — chloroplastic , adj. /klawr"euh plast', klohr"-/ , n. Bot. a plastid containing chlorophyll. See diag. under cell . [ …
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AUTOPLAST — /aw"teuh plast'/ , n. Surg. autograft. [ 1880-85; AUTO- 1 + -PLAST ]
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AMYLOPLAST — /am"euh loh plast'/ , n. Bot. a starch-forming granule in plants; leucoplast. [ 1885-90; AMYLO- + -PLAST ]
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AMINOPLAST — /euh mee"neuh plast', am"euh noh-/ , n. Chem. See amino resin . [ 1935-40; AMINO- + PLAST(IC) ]
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TONOPLAST — [to.no.plast] n [ISV tono- (fr. Gk tonos tension) + -plast--more at tone] (ca. 1888): a semipermeable membrane surrounding a plant-cell …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PHRAGMOPLAST — [phrag.mo.plast] n [ISV phragmo- (fr. Gk phragmos fence, fr. phrassein to enclose) + -plast] (1912): the enlarged barrel-shaped spindle that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLASTER — plast|er BrE AmE ˈplɑːst |ə § ˈplæst- AmE ˈplæst | ə r ▷ plast|ered əd AmE ə rd ▷ plast|ering …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

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