Definitions for epiboly

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epiboly e·pib·o·ly

Spelling: [ih-pib-uh-lee]

IPA: /ɪˈpɪb ə li/

Epiboly is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 141 anagrams from letters in epiboly (beilopy).

Definitions for epiboly

noun

1. the movement and spreading out of cells into sheets of tissue that overlie or surround other groups of cells, especially as in the formation of certain gastrulas.

Origin of epiboly

1870-75; Greek epibolḗ a throwing on, equivalent to epi- epi- + bol- (variant stem of bállein to throw) + -ē noun suffix