The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
triploblastic — [trip΄lō blas′tik] adj. [< Gr triploos, triple < tri ,TRI + IE * plo (see DOUBLE) + BLAST + IC] Zool. of or pertaining to the metazoan body structure, except that of cnidarians, with three basic cellular layers, the ectoderm, the endoderm,… … English World dictionary
triploblastic — Formed of three primary germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm), or containing tissue derived from all three layers. [G. triploos, threefold, + blastos, germ] * * * trip·lo·blas·tic .trip lō blas tik adj having three primary germ layers… … Medical dictionary
triploblastic — adjective Etymology: Latin triplus + English o + blastic Date: circa 1888 having three primary germ layers … New Collegiate Dictionary
triploblastic — adj. [Gr. triploos, threefold; blastos, bud] Derived from three embryonic germinal layers: ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
triploblastic — /trip loh blas tik/, adj. Zool. having three primary germ layers, as the embryos of vertebrates. [1885 90; < Gk tripló(os) threefold + blastikós budding. See TRI , FOLD, BLAST, IC] * * * … Universalium
triploblastic — adjective Exhibiting triploblasty … Wiktionary
triploblàstic — tri|plo|blàs|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
triploblastic — adj. containing three embryonic tissue layers as an embryo … English contemporary dictionary
triploblastic — trip·lo·blas·tic … English syllables
triploblastic — trip•lo•blas•tic [[t]ˌtrɪp loʊˈblæs tɪk[/t]] adj. dvl (of an embryo) differentiating into three primary layers, the ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm • Etymology: 1885–90; < Gk tripló(os) threefold +blastikós budding … From formal English to slang
