Where does “kinetoplast” come from?

kinetoplast (English) comes from English -plast, from Ancient Greek πλᾰστός — formed; moulded in clay or wax.

kinetoplast (English): A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large...

Definitions

  1. A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large...

Ancestry of “kinetoplast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-plastA small body, structure, particle, or granule,...
2Ancient Greekπλᾰστόςformed; moulded in clay or wax

Words derived from “kinetoplast”

Every word from Ancient Greek πλᾰστός →Every word from English -plast →