"protoplasm" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-protoplasm.wav Forms: protoplasms [plural]
Etymology: From German Protoplasma, coined by Czech physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + πλάσμα (plásma, “something molded”). The word Protoplasmus was used in Late Latin, meaning “first created human” (i.e. Adam), and may have existed in Byzantine Greek in a different sense. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Protoplasma}} German Protoplasma, {{coin|en|Jan Evangelista Purkyně|nat=Czech|nocap=1|nocat=1|occ=physiologist}} coined by Czech physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně, {{der|en|grc|πρῶτος|t=first}} Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), {{der|en|LL.|-}} Late Latin, {{cog|gkm|-}} Byzantine Greek Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} protoplasm (countable and uncountable, plural protoplasms)
  1. (cytology) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cytology Derived forms: protoplasmal, protoplasmatic, protoplasmic Translations (entire contents of a cell): 原形質 (Chinese Mandarin), 原形质 (yuánxíngzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 原生質 (Chinese Mandarin), 原生质 (yuánshēngzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), protoplazma [feminine] (Czech), protoplasma [neuter] (Dutch), alkulima (Finnish), protoplasma (Finnish), protoplasme [masculine] (French), Protoplasma [neuter] (German), πρωτόπλασμα (protóplasma) [neuter] (Greek), frymi [neuter] (Icelandic), prótaplasma [masculine] (Irish), réamhdhamhna [masculine] (Irish), protoplasma [masculine] (Italian), 原形質 (genkeishitsu) (alt: げんけいしつ) (Japanese), protoplazma [feminine] (Polish), zaródź [feminine] (Polish), protoplasma [masculine] (Portuguese), протопла́зма (protoplázma) [feminine] (Russian), протопла̀зма [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), protoplàzma [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mulkaphay (Tagalog)

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      "sense": "entire contents of a cell",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "protoplàzma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "entire contents of a cell",
      "word": "mulkaphay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "protoplasm"
}

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