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-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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of -plast1
Example Sentences
They had met as boys in the scouts group called Plast, in the western city of Lviv, and forged bonds over mountain hikes, sunburns, scratched knees and bug bites.
Police and the Public Ministry issued a joint statement saying the blast occurred at a business called Vidal Plast, rather than at a bakery as authorities had said initially.
The owners of Vidal Plast could not be immediately reached for comment.
Celanese has proposed selling the business to Italian engineering plastics producer Taro Plast S.p.a.
In a statement provided by the Jets, Plast Scouting USA chairman Andrew Kozak thanked the team for its donation.
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When To Use
The combining form -plast is used like a suffix meaning “living substance,” "cell," or "organelle." An organelle is "a cell organ." The form -plast is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology.The form -plast comes from the Greek ó, meaning “formed, molded.” Find out how ó is related to plasma, plaster, and plastic at our entry for each word.What are variants of -plast?The form -plast does not have any variants. However, it is related to the forms -plastic and -plasty, as in fibroplastic and rhinoplasty. Additional related forms include -plasia, -plasy, -and -plasm. Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use articles for these forms.
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