pro‧to‧plas‧m /ˈprəʊtəplæz
əm $ ˈproʊ-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: German;
Origin: protoplasma, from Late Latin plasma; ⇒ plasma]
technical the colourless substance that forms the cells of plants and animals
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