BLASTOCYST

blastocyst, blastodermic vessicle

(noun) the blastula of a placental mammal in which some differentiation of cells has occurred

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blastocyst (plural blastocysts)

(biology) The mammalian blastula

Anagrams

• cystoblast, cytoblasts

Source: Wiktionary


Blas"to*cyst, n. Etym: [Gr. sprout + E. cyst.] (Biol.)

Definition: The germinal vesicle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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