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melanoblast

me·lan·o·blast
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-lan-uh-blast, mel-uh-nuh-]
    • /məˈlæn əˌblæst, ˈmɛl ə nə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-lan-uh-blast, mel-uh-nuh-]
    • /məˈlæn əˌblæst, ˈmɛl ə nə-/

Definitions of melanoblast word

  • noun melanoblast an undifferentiated cell that develops into a melanophore or melanocyte. 1
  • noun melanoblast The precursor cell of a melanocyte. 1
  • noun melanoblast a cell that develops into a melanocyte 0
  • noun melanoblast a cell that develops into either a melanocyte or a melanophore 0

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Origin of melanoblast

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; melano- + -blast

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Parts of speech for Melanoblast

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

melanoblast popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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