CNIDOBLAST

Etymology

Noun

cnidoblast (plural cnidoblasts)

(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops

Source: Wiktionary


Cni"do*blast, n. Etym: [Cnida + -blast.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the cells which, in the Coelenterata, develop into cnidæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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