PROTOPLASM


Meaning of PROTOPLASM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprō-tə-ˌpla-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: German Protoplasma, from prot- + New Latin plasma

Date: 1848

1. : the organized colloidal complex of organic and inorganic substances (as proteins and water) that constitutes the living nucleus, cytoplasm, plastids, and mitochondria of the cell

2. : cytoplasm

• pro·to·plas·mic ˌprō-tə-ˈplaz-mik adjective

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