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FORMATIVE CELL

Pronunciation (US):

• FORMATIVE CELL (noun)
The noun FORMATIVE CELL has 1 sense:

1. a cell of an embryo

Familiarity information: FORMATIVE CELL used as a noun is very rare.

• FORMATIVE CELL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A cell of an embryo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

embryonic cell; formative cell

Hypernyms ("formative cell" is a kind of...):

cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "formative cell"):

blastocyte (an undifferentiated embryonic cell)

ameloblast (a cell from which tooth enamel develops)

bone-forming cell; osteoblast (a cell from which bone develops)

erythroblast (a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop)

fibroblast (a cell from which connective tissue develops)

neuroblast (a cell from which a nerve cell develops)

"The third time someone tries to put a saddle on you, you should admit you're a horse."
(English proverb)
"Someone else's pain is easy to carry"
(Breton proverb)
"Movement is a blessing."
(Arabic proverb)
"Do not hide your light under a bushel"
(Danish proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of cell
Definition of neuroblast
Definition of bone-forming cell
Definition of ameloblast
Definition of blastocyte

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