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təˌplæst noun
1.
Biology.
a.
the contents of a cell within the cell membrane, considered as a fundamental entity.
b.
the primordial living unit or cell.
2.
a person or thing that is formed first; original; prototype.
3.
the hypothetical first individual or one of the supposed first pair of a species or the like.
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| —n | |
| a unit consisting of the living parts of a cell, including the protoplasm and cell membrane but not the vacuoles or (in plants) the cell wall | |
| [C16: from Late Latin prōtoplastus the first-formed, from Greek prōtoplastos, from | |
| proto'plastic | |
| —adj | |
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protoplast pro·to·plast (prō'tə-plāst')
n.
The living material of a plant or bacterial cell, including the protoplasm and plasma membrane after the cell wall has been removed.
One that is the first made or formed; a prototype.
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