ectoblast

1. 1.

   the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue

   Synonymsectodermexoderm

   Broadergerm layer

   Narrowerneural tube

Other forms of ectoblast

plural

ectoblasts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ectoblast

What does ectoblast mean?

ectoblast means "the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue".

How many syllables are in ectoblast?

ectoblast has 3 syllables: ec-to-blast. The stress falls on "ec".

What is another word for ectoblast?

Close synonyms include ectoderm, exoderm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ectoblast a common word?

ectoblast is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.