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autoblast (medicine) and cocoon 2, verb (oh)


autoblast (medicine)


autoblast


1. An independent cell.

2. A single, independent microbe, protozoon, or single-celled (acellular) organism.

Origin: auto-+ G. Blastos, germ


cocoon 2, verb (oh)



2 v [T usually passive]
to protect or surround someone or something completely, especially so that they feel safe
be cocooned in sth
::She was cocooned in a reassuring network of friends and relatives.
::Usually she lay for ages cocooned in her warm bed.
-- cocooned adj
::a rich, cocooned existence