Cytoblastematous

/ˌsaɪtəblæstɪˈmeɪtəs/ adjective

Definition

Of, relating to, or having the nature of cytoblastema; composed of or derived from formless cell material.

Etymology

From 'cytoblastema' + '-ous' (adjective suffix meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by'). Another variant used in older biological texts.

Kelly Says

The fact that scientists invented three different adjective forms for the same obsolete concept (cytoblastemal, cytoblastematic, cytoblastematous) shows how desperately 19th-century biologists were trying to describe what they saw under primitive microscopes!

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