ablastemic

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US/ˈeɪ.blæˌsti.mɪk/US/ˈeɪ.blæˌstɛ.mɪk/US/ˌeɪ.blæˈsti.mɪk/US/ˌeɪ.blæˈstɛ.mɪk/

adjective

Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.

OriginEnglish blastemic ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjectiveablastemic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyNon-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishblastemic
  7. Englishablastemic

From a- (“not”) + blastemic (“offspring, offshoot”).

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Translations

Dutch niet-kiemend
  • niet-kiemendunable to form a blastema
Portuguese ablastémico, ablastêmico
  • ablastémicounable to form a blastema
  • ablastêmicounable to form a blastema

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

masticable
Cite this entry
APA

ablastemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablastemic

MLA

“ablastemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablastemic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ablastemic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablastemic.

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