most protoplasmal

noun

Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.

Obsolete. the living matter of organisms regarded as the physical basis of life, having the ability to sense and conduct stimuli.

Origin:
1840–50; < Neo-Latin prōtoplasma. See proto-, -plasm

Related forms

pro·to·plas·mic, pro·to·plas·mal, pro·to·plas·mat·ic

[proh-toh-plaz-mat-ik] , adjective

in·ter·pro·to·plas·mic, adjective

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protoplasm (ˈprəʊtəˌplæzəm)

—n
	biology the living contents of a cell, differentiated into cytoplasm and nucleoplasm

[C19: from New Latin, from proto- + Greek plasma form]

proto'plasmic

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

protoplasm

1848, from Ger. Protoplasma (1846), used by Ger. botanist Hugo von Mohl (1805-72), from Gk. proto- "first" + plasma "something molded" (see plasma). The word was in L.L., meaning "first created thing," and may have existed in ecclesiastical Gk. in a different sense. It was

used 1839 by Czech physiologist Johannes Evangelista Purkinje (1787-1869) to denote the gelatinous fluid found in living tissue. This word prevailed, though Ger. language purists preferred Urschleim "original mucus."

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protoplasm pro·to·plasm (prō'tə-plāz'əm)
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·plas'mic (-plāz'mĭk) adj.

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protoplasm

(prō'tə-plāz'əm) Pronunciation Key
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.

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protoplasm [(proh-tuh-plaz-uhm)]

The jellylike material in a cell, both inside and outside the nucleus, where the chemical reactions that support life take place.

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