Definition of Protaplasm
Protoplasm, a name given to presumed living matter forming the
physical bases of all forms of animal and vegetable life; the term is now
superseded by the term bioplasm. See Dr. Stirling, "As Regards
Protoplasm."
- Wikipedia
Pro"to*plasm (?), n. [Proto- +
Gr. &?; form, fr. &?; to mold.] (Biol.) 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.
&fist; The lowest forms of animal and vegetable life (unicellular
organisms) consist of simple or unaltered protoplasm;
the tissues of the higher organisms, of differentiated
protoplasm.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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