coenoblast

noun

coe·​no·​blast

ˈsēnəˌblast,

-en-,

-nō-

plural -s

: mesendoderm

coenoblastic

¦⸗⸗¦⸗ik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary coen- + -blast; originally formed as German zönoblastem

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