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protoplasmal

protoplasmal adjective: of or relating to protoplasm.

Adjective

protoplasmal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to protoplasm.
    • You will understand this when I tell you that I can trace my ancestry back to a protoplasmal atomic globule.1885, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert; Arthur Sullivan, composer, […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC

Synonyms of protoplasmal

Origin of protoplasmal

From protoplasm + -al.

Questions about protoplasmal

What does protoplasmal mean?
Protoplasmal means of or relating to protoplasm.
What part of speech is protoplasmal?
Protoplasmal is an adjective.

Words near protoplasmal in the dictionary

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

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