Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neoblastic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neoblas-tic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Constituting or pertaining to a new growth, as of tissue.

adj

Descriptive of a crystal, or a mineral species in metamorphic rock, formed more recently, by recrystallization, than others in the same rock.

Example Sentences

"The neoblast-bearing sample was taken from a heterogeneous, lithic clast–rich igneous unit associated with the roof rocks of the impact melt sheet, making this the first time a crater has been dated using neoblastic zircon from the upper part of its stratigraphy."

Etymology

From neoblast + -ic or neo- + -blastic.

Derived Forms

preneoblastic

Frequently Paired Words

neoblast

Questions

What does neoblastic mean?: Constituting or pertaining to a new growth, as of tissue.
Where does neoblastic come from?: From neoblast + -ic or neo- + -blastic.

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