̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌplast noun
also ci·ne·to·plast sə̇ˈ-, sīˈ-
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary kinet- + -plast
: a complex cell structure made up of basal granules, associated fibrils, and related bodies found in association with the base of certain flagella and undulating membranes and regarded as actively concerned with the motility of these structures