| CHLOROPLASTIC | • chloroplastic adj. Of or pertaining to a chloroplast. • chloroplastic adj. Containing chloroplasts. • CHLOROPLASTIC adj. of or like a chloroplast, also CHLOROPLASTAL. |
| CRYPTOCLASTIC | • CRYPTOCLASTIC adj. of minerals and rocks, composed of microscopic fragments. |
| HEMATOBLASTIC | • hematoblastic adj. Alternative form of haematoblastic. • HEMATOBLASTIC adj. of or like hematoblast, a blood platelet, also HAEMATOBLASTIC. |
| HETEROBLASTIC | • heteroblastic adj. (Biology) Developing from more than a single type of tissue. • heteroblastic adj. (Botany) Growing several forms or type of leaves along a shoot depending on age or shoot length. • HETEROBLASTIC adj. derived from different kinds of cells; showing indirect development. |
| HETEROPLASTIC | • heteroplastic adj. (Pathology) Of, or relating to heteroplasm. • heteroplastic adj. (Surgery) Of a graft between individuals of different species. • heteroplastic adj. (Botany) Of cells possessing plastids from two or more parent cells or organisms. |
| KERATOPLASTIC | • keratoplastic adj. Relating to keratoplasty. • KERATOPLASTIC adj. relating to keratoplasty, plastic surgery on the cornea. |
| LYMPHOBLASTIC | • lymphoblastic adj. (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast. • LYMPHOBLASTIC adj. of or like a lymphoblast. |
| MEGALOBLASTIC | • megaloblastic adj. Pertaining to, or produced by a megaloblast. • MEGALOBLASTIC adj. relating to megaloblast. |
| NEOSCHOLASTIC | • neo-scholastic adj. Relating to neo-scholasticism. |
| ODONTOBLASTIC | • odontoblastic adj. Relating to odontoblasts. • ODONTOBLASTIC adj. of or like an odontoblast, a tooth cell in the surface of dental pulp that produces dentine. |
| PHELLOPLASTIC | • phelloplastic adj. Of or pertaining to phelloplasty. • phelloplastic n. A model made from cork. • PHELLOPLASTIC n. a model in cork. |
| PLAGIOCLASTIC | • plagioclastic adj. (Mineralogy) Of or relating to plagioclase. • PLAGIOCLASTIC adj. of or like plagioclase. |
| PROTEOCLASTIC | • proteoclastic adj. Proteolytic. • PROTEOCLASTIC adj. proteolytic, relating to the splitting of proteins by enzymes. |
| SOMATOPLASTIC | • SOMATOPLASTIC adj. of or like somatoplasm, protoplasm of the somatic cells. |
| THERMOPLASTIC | • thermoplastic adj. Softening when heated and hardening when cooled, and thus able to be moulded. • thermoplastic n. A plastic with this property. • THERMOPLASTIC adj. capable of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening again when cooled. |
| TRIPLOBLASTIC | • triploblastic adj. Exhibiting triploblasty. • TRIPLOBLASTIC adj. having an ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm, as in most animal groups other than coelenterates. |
| TROPHOBLASTIC | • trophoblastic adj. Of, or relating to a trophoblast. • TROPHOBLASTIC adj. of or like a trophoblast. |