metaplastico

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.taˈpla.sti.ko/
  • Rhymes: -astiko
  • Hyphenation: me‧ta‧plà‧sti‧co

Etymology 1[edit]

From metaplas(ma) +‎ -stico.

Adjective[edit]

metaplastico (feminine metaplastica, masculine plural metaplastici, feminine plural metaplastiche)

  1. (biology) meanings related to biology:
    1. metaplastic (pertaining to metaplasia)
    2. metaplasmic (pertaining to metaplasm)

Etymology 2[edit]

From metaplas(mo) +‎ -stico.

Adjective[edit]

metaplastico (feminine metaplastica, masculine plural metaplastici, feminine plural metaplastiche)

  1. (linguistics) metaplasmic

Further reading[edit]

  • metaplastico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana