-plast
a combining form meaning “living substance,” “organelle,” “cell,” used in the formation of compound words:
chloroplast; chromoplast; protoplast.
-plast
combining form
indicating an organized living cell or particle of living matter protoplast
word origin
from greek plastos formed, from pl-ssein to form
-plast
comb. form denoting “something made,” from gk. plastos “formed, molded,” from pl-ssein “to mold” (see plasma).
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a combining form meaning “paralysis, cessation of motion,” in the limbs or region of the body specified by the initial element: cardioplegia; hemiplegia; quadriplegia. -plegia combining form indicating a specified type of paralysis paraplegia derived forms -plegic, combining_form:in_adjective, combining_form:in_noun:countable word origin from greek, from plēgē stroke, from plēssein to strike -plegia suff. paralysis: monoplegia.
- -plex
a combining form meaning “having parts or units” of the number specified by the initial element, occurring originally in loanwords from latin (duplex; quadruplex); recent english coinages ending in -plex, especially denoting structures with a given number of dwelling units, are probably in part new formations with this suffix and in part based on the […]
- -ploid
a combining form meaning “having chromosome sets” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: hexaploid. -ploid combining form, combining form indicating a specific multiple of a single set of chromosomes diploid derived forms -ploidy, combining_form:in_noun:countable word origin from greek -pl(oos) -fold + -oid -ploid suff. having or being a number of chromosomes […]