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parablast
[par-uh-blast]
noun
Biology.
the nutritive yolk of a meroblastic ovum or egg.
parablast
/ ˈæəˌæ /
noun
the yolk of an egg, such as a hen's egg, that undergoes meroblastic cleavage
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Other 51Թ Forms
- parablastic adjective
- ˌ貹ˈپ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of parablast1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of parablast1
C19: from para- 1 + -blast
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Parablast, par′a-blast, n. the supplementary or nutritive yolk of a meroblastic egg or metovum—as distinguished from the archiblast, or formative yolk.—adj.
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