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spongoblast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spon-gob-last
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In sponges, one of the cells that secrete spongin.

Etymology

From sponge + -o- + -blast.

Inflected Forms

spongoblasts (plural)

Derived Forms

spongoblastic

Frequently Paired Words

spongioblast

Questions

What does spongoblast mean?
In sponges, one of the cells that secrete spongin.
Where does spongoblast come from?
From sponge + -o- + -blast.

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