English dictionary
meroblastic
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Consisting only in part of germinal matter; characterized by partial segmentation only; as, <i>meroblastic</i> ova, in which a portion of the yolk only undergoes fission; <i>meroblastic</i> segmentation; -- opposed to <i>holoblastic</i>.
Source: webster1913