English Explanatory Dictionary

bioplast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mass or cell of bioplasm that is a unit of living matter; an independently existing mass of living matter.

Word forms

bioplast bioplasts

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plast English bioplast From bio- + -plast.

Derived words

bioplastic
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