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plasome

plasome noun: a hypothetical unit of protoplasm; the smallest possible particle of protoplasm, further division of which would destroy its structure and necessitate chemical change.

Noun

plasome (plural plasomes)

  1. (archaic) A hypothetical unit of protoplasm; the smallest possible particle of protoplasm, further division of which would destroy its structure and necessitate chemical change.
    Synonyms:
    plasmatosome

Synonyms of plasome

Forms of plasome

pluralplasomes

Origin of plasome

From plasm + -some

Questions about plasome

What does plasome mean?
Plasome means a hypothetical unit of protoplasm; the smallest possible particle of protoplasm, further division of which would destroy its structure and necessitate chemical change.
What part of speech is plasome?
Plasome is a noun.
What is the plural of plasome?
The plural of plasome is plasomes.

Words near plasome in the dictionary

  1. plasmoredoxin
  2. plasmoredoxins
  3. plasmoschisis
  4. plasmotomy
  5. plasms
  6. plasome
  7. plasomes
  8. plasonium
  9. plasposon
  10. plasposons
  11. Plass

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