Meanings
Origin
- Ancient Greekβλᾰστᾰ́νω (blăstắnō)
- Ancient Greekβλᾰστός (blăstós)
- English-blast
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βλᾰστός (blăstós, “germ, sprout”).
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Catalan -blast
- -blastan immature cell or tissue
Chinese Cantonese -母細胞 /-母细胞
- -母細胞 /-母细胞 (mou⁵ sai³ baau¹)an immature cell or tissue
Chinese Mandarin -母细胞
- -母细胞 (mǔxìbāo)an immature cell or tissue
French -blaste
- -blastean immature cell or tissue
Hungarian -blaszt
- -blasztan immature cell or tissue
Irish -blast
- -blastan immature cell or tissue
Italian -blasto
- -blastoan immature cell or tissue
Japanese 芽細胞
- 芽細胞 (gasaibō)an immature cell or tissue
Polish -blast
- -blastan immature cell or tissue
Portuguese -blasto
- -blastoan immature cell or tissue
Spanish -blasto
- -blastoan immature cell or tissue
Cite this entry
APA
-blast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-blast
MLA
“-blast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-blast. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-blast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-blast.
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