amyloplast

English

Etymology

amylo- +‎ -plast

Noun

amyloplast (plural amyloplasts)

1. (biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.

Translations

leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin

• Polish: amyloplast (pl) m
• Portuguese: amiloplasto m
• Spanish: amiloplasto m

Polish

Etymology

From amyl +‎ -o- +‎ -plast. First attested in 1890.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mɨˈlɔp.last/

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• Rhymes: -ɔplast
• Syllabification: a‧my‧lop‧last

Noun

amyloplast m inan

1. (biology) amyloplast

Declension

Declension of amyloplast

	singular	plural
nominative	amyloplast	amyloplasty
genitive	amyloplastu	amyloplastów
dative	amyloplastowi	amyloplastom
accusative	amyloplast	amyloplasty
instrumental	amyloplastem	amyloplastami
locative	amyloplaście	amyloplastach
vocative	amyloplaście	amyloplasty

Related terms

nouns

• amylaza
• amylograf
• amyloid
• amyloidoza
• amylopektyna
• amyloza

 

Further reading

• amyloplast in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• amyloplast in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego