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protoplasm

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pro·to·plasm  (prt-plzm)
n.
The complex, semifluid, translucent substance that constitutes the living matter of plant and animal cells and manifests the essential life functions of a cell. Composed of proteins, fats, and other molecules suspended in water, it includes the nucleus and cytoplasm.
proto·plasmic (-plzmk), proto·plasmal (-plzml), proto·plas·matic (-plz-mtk) adj.
protoplasm
Noun
Biol a complex colourless substance forming the living contents of a cell [Greek prōtos first + plasma form]
protoplasmic adj
protoplasm  (prt-plzm)
The semifluid, translucent substance that forms the living matter in all plant and animal cells. Composed of proteins, fats, and other substances suspended in water, it includes the cytoplasm and (in eukaryotes) the nucleus.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.protoplasmprotoplasm - the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
living substance
substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes"
cytol, cytoplasm - the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
karyoplasm, nucleoplasm - the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell
germ plasm, plasm - the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes
blood platelet, platelet, thrombocyte - tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
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protoplasm
n protoplasm [ˈprəutəplӕzəm]
the half-liquid substance that is found in all living cells. protoplasma بروتوبلازما: مادَّة هيوليَّة أساس الخَلِيَّة الحيَّه протоплазма protoplazma protoplasme das Protoplasma πρωτόπλασμα protoplasma protoplasma پروتو پلاسم alkulima protoplasme אַב-חוֹמֶר जीवद्रव्य protoplazma protoplasma frymi protoplasma 原形質 원형질(原形質) protoplazma protoplazma protoplasma protoplasma protoplasma protoplazma protoplasma protoplasmă протоплазма protoplazma protoplazma protoplazma protoplasma ของเหลวที่เป็นองค์ประกอบของเซลล์สิ่งมีชีวิต protoplazma 細胞質 протоплазма مادۂ حيات chất nguyên sinh 细胞质


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The Hyla is the little green tree frog, and Beale has founded some of his views on protoplasm upon the appearancer, of its nerve cells.
Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
Without their spirit life might never have moved out of protoplasm.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
Of course, we could not COUNT the dead, because they did not exist as individuals, but merely as homogeneous protoplasm, with alloys of iron and buttons.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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