blastocoel

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noun

The fluid-filled cavity in a blastula.

Similar
blastocoeleblastocelesegmentation cavitycleavage cavity
OriginEnglish blasto- ← Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós) →
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Meanings

nounblastocoel (plural blastocoels)

plural blastocoels · alternative blastocoele

  1. The fluid-filled cavity in a blastula.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula

Similar
blastocoeleblastocelesegmentation cavitycleavage cavity
Broader
cavitybodily cavitycavum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβλᾰστᾰ́νω (blăstắnō)
  2. Ancient Greekβλαστός (blastós)
  3. Englishblasto-
  4. Englishblastocoel

From blasto- + -coel.

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Translations

Bulgarian бластоцел
  • бластоцел (blastocel)the fluid-filled cavity in a blastula
Catalan blastocel
  • blastocelthe fluid-filled cavity in a blastula
French blastocèle
  • blastocèlethe fluid-filled cavity in a blastula
Irish blastaicéal
  • blastaicéalthe fluid-filled cavity in a blastula
Italian blastocele
  • blastocelethe fluid-filled cavity in a blastula
Polish blastocel
  • blastocelthe fluid-filled cavity in a blastula
Russian бластоцель
  • бластоцель (blastocelʹ)the fluid-filled cavity in a blastula
Spanish blastocelo, blastocele
  • blastocelothe fluid-filled cavity in a blastula
  • blastocelethe fluid-filled cavity in a blastula

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

clobetasolcoeloblast
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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