blastosphere
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Such a sphere is called a blastosphere, and may be regarded as a spherical mass of protoplasm, of which the central portion is so much vacuolated that it seems to consist entirely of fluid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
This embryo, resembling a hollow rubber ball filled with fluid, is called a blastosphere.
From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by John Mason Tyler
The earliest one-celled protozoa were probably succeeded by many- celled animals of the type of the blastosphere, and these by gastrula-like organisms.
From The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton
The cavity of the blastosphere, or segmentation cavity.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
The cells of the lower half of the blastosphere are slightly larger than those of the upper half.
From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by John Mason Tyler
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