PROTOPLASM


Meaning of PROTOPLASM in English

/ ˈprəʊtəplæzəm; NAmE ˈproʊ-/ noun

[ U ] ( biology ) a clear substance like jelly which forms the living part of an animal or plant cell

—compare cytoplasm

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Greek prōtoplasma (see proto- , plasma ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.