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paraplasm

paraplasm noun: the outer part of the protoplasm, as opposed to the more granular and fibrillary inner part (the granuloplasm).

Noun

paraplasm (countable and uncountable, plural paraplasms)

  1. (obsolete) The outer part of the protoplasm, as opposed to the more granular and fibrillary inner part (the granuloplasm).

Forms of paraplasm

pluralparaplasms
alternative formparaplasma

Origin of paraplasm

From para- + -plasm.

Questions about paraplasm

What does paraplasm mean?
Paraplasm means the outer part of the protoplasm, as opposed to the more granular and fibrillary inner part (the granuloplasm).
What part of speech is paraplasm?
Paraplasm is a noun.
What is the plural of paraplasm?
The plural of paraplasm is paraplasms.

Words near paraplasm in the dictionary

  1. parapituitary
  2. paraplacental
  3. paraplanner
  4. paraplanners
  5. paraplanning
  6. paraplasm
  7. paraplasma
  8. paraplasmic
  9. paraplasms
  10. paraplast
  11. paraplastic

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