entoblast

1. 1.

   the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems

   Synonymsendodermentodermendoblasthypoblast

   Broadergerm layer

Other forms of entoblast

plural

entoblasts·

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 entoblast

What does entoblast mean?

entoblast means "the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems".

How many syllables are in entoblast?

entoblast has 3 syllables: en-to-blast. The stress falls on "en".

What is another word for entoblast?

Close synonyms include endoderm, entoderm, endoblast, hypoblast. 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 entoblast a common word?

entoblast 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.