protoplasm en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
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).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| protoplasms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
protoplasmatic · protoplasmal · protoplasmic
Translations (23)
ja 原形質 (entire contents of a cell) · fi protoplasma (entire contents of a cell) · pl protoplazma (entire contents of a cell) · ru протопла́зма (entire contents of a cell) · bg протопла́зма (entire contents of a cell) · ga réamhdhamhna (entire contents of a cell) · de Protoplasma (entire contents of a cell) · pl zaródź (entire contents of a cell) · fi alkulima (entire contents of a cell) · nl protoplasma (entire contents of a cell) · cmn 原生質 /原生质 (entire contents of a cell) · pt protoplasma (entire contents of a cell) · sh протопла̀зма (entire contents of a cell) · el πρωτόπλασμα (entire contents of a cell) · id protoplasma (entire contents of a cell) · cmn 原形質 /原形质 (entire contents of a cell) · ga prótaplasma (entire contents of a cell) · tl mulkaphay (entire contents of a cell) · it protoplasma (entire contents of a cell) · sh protoplàzma (entire contents of a cell) · is frymi (entire contents of a cell) · cs protoplazma (entire contents of a cell) · fr protoplasme (entire contents of a cell)