spongoblast

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noun

In sponges, one of the cells that secrete spongin.

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Meanings

nounspongoblast (plural spongoblasts)

plural spongoblasts

  1. biologyIn sponges, one of the cells that secrete spongin.

Origin

From sponge + -o- + -blast.

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APA

spongoblast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spongoblast

MLA

“spongoblast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spongoblast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spongoblast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spongoblast.

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