Protoplasmic
noun
1.
Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
2.
Obsolete. the living matter of organisms regarded as the physical basis of life, having the ability to sense and conduct stimuli.
noun
1.
(biology) the living contents of a cell, differentiated into cytoplasm and nucleoplasm
protoplasm pro·to·plasm (prō’tə-plāz’əm)
n.
The complex, semifluid, translucent substance that constitutes the living matter of plant and animal cells and manifests the essential life functions of a cell. Composed of proteins, fats, and other molecules suspended in water, it includes the nucleus and cytoplasm.
pro’to·plas’mic (-plāz’mĭk) adj.
protoplasm
(prō’tə-plāz’əm)
The semifluid, translucent substance that forms the living matter in all plant and animal cells. Composed of proteins, fats, and other substances suspended in water, it includes the cytoplasm and (in eukaryotes) the nucleus.
protoplasm [(proh-tuh-plaz-uhm)]
The jellylike material in a cell, both inside and outside the nucleus, where the chemical reactions that support life take place.
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