protoplasm
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Definition of protoplasm
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)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.
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Etymology
From German Protoplasma, coined by Czech physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + πλάσμα (plásma, “something molded”). By surface analysis, proto- + -plasm. Compare also protoplasma, used in Late Latin for the “first-created one” (i.e. Adam).
Words you can make from protoplasm
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13 words6-letter words
29 words- PROMPT 12 pts
- LAPTOP 10 pts
- POPLAR 10 pts
- POSTOP 10 pts
- PROMOS 10 pts
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108 words- POMPS 11 pts
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4-letter words
43 words- AMPS 8 pts
- APPS 8 pts
- LAMP 8 pts
- MAPS 8 pts
- ALMS 6 pts
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- LOOS 4 pts
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- LOTA 4 pts
- LOTO 4 pts
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