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Amyloplastic
Amyloplastic Am`y*lo*plas"tic, a. [Amylum + -plastic.]
Starch-forming; amylogenic.
Autoplastic
Autoplastic Au`to*plas"tic, a.
Of or pertaining to autoplasty.
Autoplasty
Autoplasty Au"to*plas`ty, n. [Auto- + -plasty.] (Surg.)
The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a
piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to
supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds.
Bioplast
Bioplast Bi"o*plast (-pl[a^]st), n. [Gr. bi`os life +
pla`ssein to form.] (Biol.)
A tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit and having
formative power, as a living white blood corpuscle; bioblast.
Bioplastic
Bioplastic Bi`o*plas"tic, a. (Biol.)
Bioplasmic.
Bioplastic
Bioplastic Bi`o*plas"tic (b[imac]`[-o]*pl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a.
(Biol.)
Bioplasmic.
Canthoplasty
Canthoplasty Can"tho*plas`ty, n. [Gr.?, corner of the eye + ?
to from.] (Surg.)
The operation of forming a new canthus, when one has been
destroyed by injury or disease.
Ceroplastes cirripediformisBarnacle Bar"na*cle, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of
goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this
shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim.
of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. ? ham Cf. F. bernacle,
barnacle, E. barnacle a goose; and Ir. bairneach, barneach,
limpet.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber,
ships, etc., esp.
(a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and
(b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and
allies). See Cirripedia, and Goose barnacle.
Barnacle eater (Zo["o]l.), the orange filefish.
Barnacle scale (Zo["o]l.), a bark louse (Ceroplastes
cirripediformis) of the orange and quince trees in
Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile
barnacle in form. Ceroplastic
Ceroplastic Ce`ro*plas"tic, a. [Gr. ? for modeling in wax;
khro`s wax + ? to form, mold.] (Fine arts)
(a) Relating to the art of modeling in wax.
(b) Modeled in wax; as, a ceroplastic figure.
Cheiloplasty
Cheiloplasty Chei"lo*plas`ty, n. [Gr. ? a lip + -plasty.]
(Surg.)
The process of forming an artificial tip or part of a lip, by
using for the purpose a piece of healthy tissue taken from
some neighboring part.
Chiroplast
Chiroplast Chi"ro*plast, n. [Gr. ? formed by hand; chei`r hand
+ ? to shape.] (Mus.)
An instrument to guid the hands and fingers of pupils in
playing on the piano, etc.
Chloroplast
Chloroplast Chlo"ro*plast, n. [Pref. chloro- + Gr. ? to mold,
form.] (Biol.)
A plastid containing chlorophyll, developed only in cells
exposed to the light. Chloroplasts are minute flattened
granules, usually occurring in great numbers in the cytoplasm
near the cell wall, and consist of a colorless ground
substance saturated with chlorophyll pigments. Under light of
varying intensity they exhibit phototactic movements. In
animals chloroplasts occur only in certain low forms.
ChloroplastidChloroplastid Chlo`ro*plas"tid, n. [Gr. ? light green + E.
plastid.] (Bot.)
A granule of chlorophyll; -- also called chloroleucite. ChromoplastidChromoplastid Chro`mo*plas"tid, n. [Gr. ? + E. plastid.]
(Bot.)
A protoplasmic granule of some other color than green; --
also called chromoleucite. Cosmoplastic
Cosmoplastic Cos`mo*plas"tic (k?z`m?-pl?s"t?k), a. [Gr.
ko`smos the world + pla`ssein to form.]
Pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation
of the world independently of God; world-forming.
``Cosmoplastic and hylozoic atheisms.' --Gudworth.
Cystoplast
Cystoplast Cys"to*plast (-pl?st), n. [Gr. ???? bladder + ???
to form.] (Biol.)
A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red
blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in
growth.
Deutoplastic
Deutoplastic Deu`to*plas"tic, a. [Pref. deuto- + Gr. ?
plastic.] (Biol.)
Pertaining to, or composed of, deutoplasm.
Ectoplastic
Ectoplastic Ec`to*plas"tic, a. [Ecto- + Gr. ? to mold.]
Pertaining to, or composed of, ectoplasm.
Embryoplastic
Embryoplastic Em`bry*o*plas"tic, n. [Embryo + plastic.]
(Biol.)
Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo; as,
embryoplastic cells.
EndoplastEndoplast En"do*plast, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? to form.] (Biol.)
See Nucleus. Endoplastica
Endoplastica En`do*plas"ti*ca, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within +
? plastic.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of Rhizopoda having a distinct nucleus, as the
am[oe]ba.
EndoplastuleEndoplastule En`do*plas"tule (?; 135), n. [A dim. fr. endo- +
Gr. ? to mold.] (Biol.)
See Nucleolus. Entoplastic
Entoplastic En`to*plas"tic, a. [Ento- + Gr. ? to mold.]
(Biol.)
Pertaining to, or composed of, entoplasm; as, the entoplastic
products of some Protozoa, or the entoplastic modification of
the cell protoplasm, by which a nucleus is produced.
EntoplastraEntoplastron En`to*plas"tron, n.; pl. Entoplastra. [Ento- +
plastron.] (Anat.)
The median plate of the plastron of turtles; -- called also
entosternum. EntoplastronEntoplastron En`to*plas"tron, n.; pl. Entoplastra. [Ento- +
plastron.] (Anat.)
The median plate of the plastron of turtles; -- called also
entosternum. Fibrinoplastic
Fibrinoplastic Fi`bri*no*plas"tic, a. (Physiol.Chem.)
Like fibrinoplastin; capable of forming fibrin when brought
in contact with fibrinogen.
FibrinoplastinFibrinoplastin Fi`bri*no*plas"tin, n. [Fibrin + Gr. ? to form,
mold.] (Physiol.Chem.)
An albuminous substance, existing in the blood, which in
combination with fibrinogen forms fibrin; -- called also
paraglobulin. Galvanoplastic
Galvanoplastic Gal*van`o*plas"tic, a. [Galvanic + -plastic.]
Of or pertaining to the art or process of electrotyping;
employing, or produced by, the process of electolytic
deposition; as, a galvano-plastic copy of a medal or the
like.
Galvanoplasty
Galvanoplasty Gal*van"o*plas`ty, n. [Cf. F. galanoplastie.]
The art or process of electrotypy.
Gymnoplast
Gymnoplast Gym"no*plast, n. [Gr. gymno`s naked + pla`ssein to
shape, mold.] (Biol.)
A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, as a
white blood corpuscle.
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