noun
the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula
• Syn: ↑blastocoel, ↑blastocele, ↑segmentation cavity, ↑cleavage cavity
• Derivationally related forms: ↑blastocoelic (for: ↑blastocele), ↑blastocoelic, ↑blastocoelic (for: ↑blastocoel)
• Hypernyms: ↑cavity, ↑bodily cavity, ↑cavum
• Part Holonyms: ↑blastula, ↑blastosphere
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nounsee blastocoel
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blasˈtocoel or blasˈtocoele /-sēl/ noun
The cavity inside a blastula
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Main Entry: ↑blasto-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.