-plasm suffix.
['plaz(ǝ)m][Extracted from PROTOPLASM.]Forming nouns denoting shapeless or mouldable substances, esp. (
Biology) kinds of protoplasm or intracellular ground substance, as
cytoplasm,
ectoplasm,
idioplasm,
sarcoplasm.
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plasm noun.
['plaz(ǝ)m] E17.[Late Latin PLASMA.]1. A mould or matrix in which something is cast or formed; a cast of a fossil. Also (
rare), something moulded.
E17-L19.2. =
PLASMA 2.
rare. Only in
M18.3. =
PLASMA 4. Now
rare.
M19.4. =
PLASMA 3.
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