protoplasm

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

plasma

plasm

plasmogen

living substance

bioplasm

bioplast

sarcode

primary pulp

Translations

protoplasme

Protoplasma

protoplasma

protoplasma

protoplasma

πρωτόπλασμα

protoplasma

protoplasma

protoplazma

بروتوبلازم

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جِبْلة

protoplasma

Proto-plasma

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).