blast- root words — words with the blast- root

The root blast- comes from Greek blastos, meaning germ, sprout, immature cell. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including blastocoel, blastocyst, blastoderm, blastogenesis, blastomere, blastopore, blastosphere, blastula, cnidoblast, retinoblastoma. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the blast- root

Explore words with blast- — words containing the blast- root and sharing its sense of "germ, sprout, immature cell". Examples include blastocoel, blastocyst, blastoderm, blastogenesis, blastomere, blastopore, blastosphere, blastula, cnidoblast, retinoblastoma. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does blast- mean?

The blast- root means germ, sprout, immature cell, from Greek blastos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.