euplastic

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adjective

Describing an organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body are renewed.

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveeuplastic (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableDescribing an organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body are renewed.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Englisheu-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  10. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  11. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  12. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  13. Latinplasticus
  14. Englishplastic
  15. Englisheuplastic

From eu- + plastic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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