Origin

from Greek plastos formed, from plassein to form

-plast

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “living substance,” “organelle,” “cell,” used in the formation of compound words:

chloroplast; chromoplast; protoplast.

Origin

combining form representing Greek plastós formed, molded, equivalent to plath-, base of plássein to form, mold + -tos verbal adjective suffix, with tht > st. See plastic

Related Words

autoplast
chloroplast
chromoplast
cytoplast
gymnoplast
leucoplast

-plasta word element forming a noun termination meaning 'formed', 'moulded', especially in biological and botanical terms, as in bioplast, chloroplast, mesoplast, protoplast.

[combining form representing Greek plastos]

-plast
noun combining form

ETYMOLOGY French -plaste thing molded, from Late Latin -plastus, from Greek -plastos, from plastos molded, from plassein

: organized particle or granule : cell
chromoplast

-plastcombining element repr. Gr. πλαστός formed, moulded, in various terms, chiefly scientific, as bioplast, endoplast, protoplast.

-plast

word-forming element denoting "something made," from Greek plastos "formed, molded," verbal adjective from plassein "to mold" (see plasma). Used to form names of small particles of living matter.

-plast /plast, plɑ:st/ suffix.

ORIGIN: Greek plastos formed, moulded: see plastic adjective.

Biology. Forming nouns denoting cellular constituents, esp. plastids, as chloroplast, leucoplast, etc.

-plast

combining form. a small body or structure, especially of living matter; particle or granule, as in bioplast, chloroplast.

[< Greek plastós formed, molded < plássein to form, mold]

-plast
\ˌplast, -aa(ə)st, -aist\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French -plaste, from Late Latin -plastus, from Greek -plastos, from plastos formed, molded
1.
a. : thing made
  < gypsoplast >
  < meloplast >
b. : plastic — especially in names of groups of plastics
  < phenoplast >
2.
a. : organized particle or granule : cell
  < bioplast >
  < leucoplast >
b. : formative cell : -blast
  < odontoplast >

-plast

Suffix

A small body, structure, particle, or granule, especially of living matter
A plastid

词汇	-plast
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED WBD Webster Wiktionary -plast suff.（后缀） A small body, structure, particle, or granule, especially of living matter; cell: 表示“体”，“粒”，“团”：表示小的物体、结构、微粒或颗粒，尤指活性物质；细胞： chloroplast. 叶绿素语源 From Greek plastos [molded] 源自希腊语 plastos [形成的] from plassein [to mold] * see pelə- ² 源自 plassein [形成] 参见 pelə- ² -plast combining form in countable noun indicating an organized living cell or particle of living matter ⇒ protoplast Origin from Greek plastos* formed, from plassein to form -plast Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “living substance,” “organelle,” “cell,” used in the formation of compound words: chloroplast; chromoplast; protoplast. Origin combining form representing Greek plastós formed, molded, equivalent to plath-, base of plássein to form, mold + -tos verbal adjective suffix, with tht > st. See plastic Related Words autoplast chloroplast chromoplast cytoplast gymnoplast leucoplast -plasta word element forming a noun termination meaning 'formed', 'moulded', especially in biological and botanical terms, as in bioplast, chloroplast, mesoplast, protoplast. [combining form representing Greek plastos] -plast noun combining form ETYMOLOGY French -plaste thing molded, from Late Latin -plastus, from Greek -plastos, from plastos molded, from plassein : organized particle or granule : cell chromoplast -plastcombining element repr. Gr. πλαστός formed, moulded, in various terms, chiefly scientific, as bioplast, endoplast, protoplast. -plast word-forming element denoting "something made," from Greek plastos "formed, molded," verbal adjective from plassein "to mold" (see plasma). Used to form names of small particles of living matter. -plast /plast, plɑ:st/ suffix. ORIGIN: Greek plastos formed, moulded: see plastic adjective. Biology. Forming nouns denoting cellular constituents, esp. plastids, as chloroplast, leucoplast, etc. -plast combining form. a small body or structure, especially of living matter; particle or granule, as in bioplast, chloroplast. [< Greek plastós formed, molded < plássein to form, mold] -plast \ˌplast, -aa(ə)st, -aist\ noun combining form (-s) Etymology: Middle French -plaste, from Late Latin -plastus, from Greek -plastos, from plastos formed, molded 1. a. : thing made < gypsoplast > < meloplast > b. : plastic — especially in names of groups of plastics < phenoplast > 2. a. : organized particle or granule : cell < bioplast > < leucoplast > b. : formative cell : -blast < odontoplast > -plast Suffix A small body, structure, particle, or granule, especially of living matter A plastid
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