neoblast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large, undifferentiated cell of annelid worms that participate in regeneration of lost parts.
  2. A crystal or mineral species in metamorphic rock, formed more recently, by recrystallization, than others in the same rock.

Word forms

neoblast neoblasts

Etymology

From neo- + -blast.

Related words

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