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noun
The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: living substance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: substance
Narrower terms: cytoplasm, cytol, nucleoplasm, karyoplasm, germ plasm, plasm, platelet, blood platelet, thrombocyte
History
From German Protoplasma, coined by Czech physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + πλάσμα (plásma, “something molded”). By surface analysis, proto- + -plasm. Compare also protoplasma, used in Late Latin for the “first-created one” (i.e. Adam).
Across languages
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