metaplasmic
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metaplasmic — meta·plas·mic … English syllables
metaplasmic — adjective see metaplasm … Useful english dictionary
metaplasm — metaplasmic, adj. /met euh plaz euhm/, n. 1. Cell Biol. the nonliving matter or inclusions, as starch or pigments, within a cell. 2. Gram. a. a change in the structure of a word or sentence made by adding, removing, or transposing the sounds or… … Universalium
metaplasm — /ˈmɛtəplæzəm/ (say metuhplazuhm) noun 1. Biology the lifeless matter or inclusions (as starch, pigment, etc.) in the protoplasm of a cell. 2. a change in the structure of a word by adding, removing, or transposing the sounds of which it is… …
metaplasm — [met′ə plaz΄əm] n. 1. [ META + PLASM] that part of the contents of a cell which consists of lifeless matter, as certain fatty or starch granules 2. [L metaplasmus, an irregularity < Gr metaplasmes, formation of cases of nouns from a missing… … English World dictionary
metaplast — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌplast noun ( s) Etymology: meta + plast : a metaplasmic body … Useful english dictionary