pro·to·plasm (pr  t -pl z m)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. pro to·plasmic (-plzm k), proto·plasmal (-plzml), proto·plas·matic (-plz-mtk) adj. |
protoplasm [ˈprəʊtəˌplæzəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology the living contents of a cell, differentiated into cytoplasm and nucleoplasm
[from New Latin, from proto- + Greek 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. |
protoplasm - A mixture of organic and inorganic substances, such as protein and water, it is regarded as the physical basis of life.
See also related terms for protein.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  protoplasm - the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)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 |
Translations
protoplasm
n → Protoplasma nt
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 plasma protoplasme אַב-חוֹמֶר जीवद्रव्य protoplazma protoplasma frymi protoplasma 原形質 원형질 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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