protoplast
UK/ˈpɹəʊ.təˌplæst/US/ˈpɹoʊ.təˌplæst/
protoplast adjective: created first; archetypal.
Adjective
protoplast (comparative more protoplast, superlative most protoplast)
- Created first; archetypal.
Noun
protoplast (plural protoplasts)
- The first-created human; Adam.
- A prototype or archetype; a model.
- The first person in a given family, lineage etc.; an ancestor.
- Habsburg tradition insists that the protoplast of the family was called Guntram.2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 121
- The contents of a plant cell.
protoplast meaning in Tamil
protoplast in Tamil
- உயிர்த்தாது, புரோட்டோப்பிளாஸ்ட், முதலுருவம்
Forms of protoplast
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more protoplast |
| superlative | most protoplast |
| Noun | |
| plural | protoplasts |
Origin of protoplast
From Middle French prothoplaste, and its source Late Latin protoplastus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρωτόπλαστος (prōtóplastos, “first-formed”), from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) + πλαστός (plastós, “formed, moulded”).
Questions about protoplast
- What does protoplast mean?
- Protoplast means created first; archetypal.
- What is protoplast in Tamil?
- Protoplast in Tamil is உயிர்த்தாது, புரோட்டோப்பிளாஸ்ட், முதலுருவம். See Protoplast meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is protoplast?
- Protoplast can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce protoplast?
- Protoplast is pronounced /ˈpɹəʊ.təˌplæst/ (UK).
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