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a combining form meaning “living substance,” “organelle,” “cell,” used in the formation of compound words: chloroplast; chromoplast; protoplast.

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Origin of -plast

Combining form representing Greek plastós formed, molded, equivalent to plath-, base of plássein to form, mold + -tos verbal adjective suffix, with tht>st.See plastic

Words nearby -plast

plasmoschisis, plasmosome, plasmotropic, plasmotropism, Plassey, -plast, plaster, plaster bandage, plasterboard, plaster cast, plastered

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How to use -plast in a sentence

Periplast, per′i-plast, n. the intercellular substance of an organ or tissue of the body.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for -plast

-plast

n combining form

indicating an organized living cell or particle of living matterprotoplast

Word Origin for -plast

from Greek plastos formed, from plassein to form

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