ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌplazəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary all- + -plasm; probably back-formation from alloplasmatic, from all- + plasmatic; originally formed as German alloplasmatisch
: differentiated active protoplasm (as myofibrils, tonofibrils, and cilia) ; also : certain protoplasmic derivatives (as cell walls or intercellular substances)
• al·lo·plas·mat·ic -ˌplaz|mad.ik adjective
• al·lo·plas·mic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|plazmik adjective