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somatoplasm

somatoplasm noun: the protoplasm of somatic cells.

Noun

somatoplasm (countable and uncountable, plural somatoplasms)

  1. The protoplasm of somatic cells.
    • The arcs represent the somatoplasms of four individuals.1936, Robert William Hegner, College Zoology, MacMillan, page 638
    • He^([Weismann]) proposed a one-way relationship between the hereditary material contained in the gametes (the germ-plasm) and the rest of the body (the somatoplasm). He recognised that the germ-plasm is continuous from generation to generation. In each generation it is responsible for forming the...2008, Paul S. Agutter, Denys N. Wheatley, Thinking about Life, Springer, page 179

somatoplasm meaning in Tamil

somatoplasm in Tamil

உடலுரு

Forms of somatoplasm

pluralsomatoplasms

Origin of somatoplasm

From somato- + plasm.

Questions about somatoplasm

What does somatoplasm mean?
Somatoplasm means the protoplasm of somatic cells.
What is somatoplasm in Tamil?
Somatoplasm in Tamil is உடலுரு. See Somatoplasm meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is somatoplasm?
Somatoplasm is a noun.
What is the plural of somatoplasm?
The plural of somatoplasm is somatoplasms.

Words near somatoplasm in the dictionary

  1. somatoperceptual
  2. somatophobia
  3. somatophrenia
  4. somatophylakes
  5. somatophylax
  6. somatoplasm
  7. somatoplasms
  8. somatoplastic
  9. somatopleural
  10. somatopleure
  11. somatopleures

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