Protoplasm
WordNet

noun


(1)   The substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
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Etymology


From , coined by Czech physiologist Johannes Evangelista Purkinje, from + . The word was in , meaning "first created thing," and may have existed in Medieval Greek in a different sense.

Noun



  1. 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.
 
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