anastate

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/ˈænəsteɪt/

noun

One of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm.

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Meanings

nounanastate (plural anastates)

plural anastates

  1. biologyOne of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm.

    if the reproductive elements start with a specific protoplasm continuous with that of the combined mother ovum and fertilizing sperm — that is , with a concentrated accumulation of characteristic anastates and katastates[…]

    1888, Biology Pamphlets, volume 1278

Origin

From ana- (“upwards”, compare anabolism) + Ancient Greek στατός (statós, “placed, standing”), from ἵστημι (hístēmi).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

astatane
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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