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plasmagel

[plaz-muh-jel]

plas·ma·gel

[plaz-muh-jel]
noun
the gelatinous outer layer of cytoplasm of the pseudopod of an ameba, beneath the cell membrane.

Origin:
1920–25; plasma + gel
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World English Dictionary
plasmagel (ˈplæzməˌdʒɛl)
 
n
another name for ectoplasm

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plasmagel plas·ma·gel (plāz'mə-jěl')
n.
A jellylike state of cytoplasm, characteristically occurring in the pseudopod of the amoeba.

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