10-letter words that end in ast
- osteoblast — a bone-forming cell.
- osteoclast — Cell Biology. one of the large multinuclear cells in growing bone concerned with the absorption of osseous tissue, as in the formation of canals.
- osteoplast — An osteoblast.
- paddy last — the last person in a race or competition
- paraphrast — a person who paraphrases.
- phenoplast — phenolic resin.
- planoblast — the medusa of a hydroid.
- protoplast — Biology. the contents of a cell within the cell membrane, considered as a fundamental entity. the primordial living unit or cell.
- radio mast — transmission tower
- reforecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- relay fast — (esp in India) a form of protest in which a number of persons go without food by turns
- rhodoplast — a plastid found in red algae, containing red pigment as well as chlorophyll
- rice blast — a disease of rice caused by the fungus Pyricularia oryae, characterized by elliptical leaf spots with reddish-brown margins, brownish lesions and neck rot of the fruiting panicles, and stunting of the plant.
- royal mast — a mast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, a topgallant mast.
- shadowcast — to enhance (a microscope image) by exposing it to a stream of a vapour of a heavy metal in order to create a shadow
- south-east — The south-east is the direction which is halfway between south and east.
- spit-roast — to cook on a spit
- sportscast — a radio or television program consisting of sports news or of a running description of a sports event.
- stand fast — a rigid or unyielding position.
- statoblast — (in certain bryozoans) an asexually produced group of cells encased in a chitinous covering that can survive unfavorable conditions, as freezing or drought, and germinate to produce a new colony.
- symposiast — a person who attends or participates in a symposium.
- trade-last — Informal Older Use. a compliment that one has heard and that one offers to tell the person so complimented under the condition that that person will first report a compliment made about oneself. Abbreviation: T.L.
- unforecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- water-fast — (of a color or dye) resistant to the effects caused by water; not changed or faded by the action of water.
- west coast — the western coast of the U.S., bordering the Pacific Ocean and comprising the coastal areas of California, Oregon, and Washington.
- whirlblast — a blast of wind
- wild beast — savage animal