English dictionary
protoplasm
/'pr/oU/t/@/,pl/&/z/@/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
Synonyms living substanceSource: WordNet 3.0
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The viscid and more or less granular material of vegetable and animal cells, possessed of vital properties by which the processes of nutrition, secretion, and growth go forward; the so-called " physical basis of life;" the original cell substance, cytoplasm, cytoblastema, bioplasm sarcode, etc.
Source: webster1913