See Also: symplasmatic(medicine)
symplasmatic(dictionary)

grater (iou) and symplasmatic (iou)


grater (iou)



grater noun. LME.
[Partly from Old French grateor, -our, partly from GRATE verb1: see -ER1, -ER2.]
An instrument with a rough surface for grating or scraping; spec. a kitchen utensil with a rasping surface formed by sharp protuberances, used for grating cheese, carrot, nutmeg, etc. LME.
A person who or thing which grates. Chiefly fig. LME-E17.

symplasmatic (iou)



symplasmatic adjective. E20.
[from SYMPLASM, SYMPLASMA after plasma, plasmatic.]
Medicine. Of or pertaining to a symplasma. E20.
Botany. Of or pertaining to a symplasm. L20.