blastoid

English

Etymology

From blast- +‎ -oid.

Noun

blastoid (plural blastoids)

1. (paleontology) A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.
2. (medicine) A blastocyst grown in-vitro.

   Coordinate term: embryoid

Derived terms

• megaloblastoid
• trophoblastoid

Translations

echinoderm

• Finnish: blastoidi
• French: blastoïde m
• German: Knospenstrahler m
• Polish: blastoid m
• Romanian: blastoid n
• Russian: бластоидея (ru) (blastoideja)

Adjective

blastoid (not comparable)

1. (paleontology) Of or relating to blastoids.
2. (medicine) Synonym of blastic

Anagrams

• tabloids

Polish

Etymology

From blasto- +‎ -id. First attested in 1892.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blasˈtɔ.it/
• Rhymes: -ɔit
• Syllabification: blas‧to‧id

Noun

blastoid m inan

1. (paleontology) blastoid

Declension

Usually in the plural.

Declension of blastoid

	singular	plural
nominative	blastoid	blastoidy
genitive	blastoidu	blastoidów
dative	blastoidowi	blastoidom
accusative	blastoid	blastoidy
instrumental	blastoidem	blastoidami
locative	blastoidzie	blastoidach
vocative	blastoidzie	blastoidy

Further reading

• blastoid in Polish dictionaries at PWN