PROTOPLASM


Meaning of PROTOPLASM in English

n. the material comprising the living part of a cell, consisting of a nucleus embedded in membrane-enclosed cytoplasm.

Derivatives:

protoplasmal adj. protoplasmatic adj. protoplasmic adj.

Etymology: Gk protoplasma (as PROTO-, PLASMA)

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