protoplasmal en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English protoplasm Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English protoplasmal From protoplasm + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to protoplasm.
You will understand this when I tell you that I can trace my ancestry back to a protoplasmal atomic globule.
1885, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert; Arthur Sullivan, composer, […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC: