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protoplasma

protoplasma is the obsolete form of protoplasm.

Meaning of protoplasm

Noun

protoplasm (countable and uncountable, plural protoplasms)

  1. The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells.

Questions about protoplasma

What is protoplasma the obsolete form of?
Protoplasma is the obsolete form of protoplasm.

Words near protoplasma in the dictionary

  1. protoplanetary nebulas
  2. protoplanetesimal
  3. protoplanetesimals
  4. protoplanets
  5. protoplasm
  6. protoplasma
  7. protoplasmal
  8. protoplasmatic
  9. protoplasmic
  10. protoplasmodia
  11. protoplasmodial

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