ergasticadj.
/əːˈɡastɪk/ Cytology.
Of or pertaining to the non-living products of the cell.
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1902 E. B. Wilson Cell (ed. 2) i. 30 The passive energid-products (ergastic structures..) are formed as enclosures..or excretions.
1935 Nature Suppl. 9 Mar. 378/2 Plastids, Golgi material, chondriosomes and ergastic substances.
1957 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 7/1 All living cells in plants contain variable amounts of non-living materials that are collectively designated as inclusions or ergastic substances... One of the most common examples of ergastic substances is the cell sap.
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adj.1902- graining machine
- graining roller
- graining tool
- grainings
- grainintoxication
- grainish
- grainladen
- grainland
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