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Where does “spheroplast” come from?

spheroplast (English) comes from English -plast, from Ancient Greek πλᾰστός.

spheroplast (English): A cell from which the cell wall has been removed

Definitions

  1. A cell from which the cell wall has been removed

Ancestry of “spheroplast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-plastA small body, structure, particle, or granule,...
2Ancient Greekπλᾰστός—

Words derived from “spheroplast”

  • spheroplasting
  • spheroplasted
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