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blast furnace
blast-furnace gas
blast injection
blast off
blasted
blastema
blasting powder
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blastocoel
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blastoderm
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blastogenesis
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blastocoel
blas·to·coel [ blástə sl ] (plural blas·to·coels) or blas·to·coele [ blástə sl ] (plural blas·to·coeles)


noun 
Definition:
 
cavity in embryo: the cavity that forms within the mass of cells blastula in a developing embryo and fills with fluid
[Late 19th century. <blasto- + Greek koilos "hollow"]

blas·to·coe·lic [ blàstə slik ] adjective
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