protoplasm
IPA: proʊtʌpɫæzʌm
noun
- (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.
Advertisement
Examples of "protoplasm" in Sentences
- Their natural state is liquid protoplasm.
- His body changes into an unstable protoplasm.
- Scooby's protoplasm is extracted from his body.
- Do you mean like protoplasm or melted crucifixes
- A piece of protoplasm that washed up on the beach.
- Phytoplankton converts inorganic carbon into protoplasm.
- Furthermore, the cells are small and protoplasm fills the cell completely.
- Phytoplankton use photosynthesis to convert inorganic carbon into protoplasm.
- Protoplasm is the living contents of a cell that is surrounded by a plasma membrane.
- These lives are not a blob of protoplasm, but a child who deserves the dignity of life.