plasm
pronunciation
How to pronounce plasm in British English:
UK ['plæzəm]
How to pronounce plasm in American English:
US ['plæzəm]
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- Noun:
- the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes
- colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended
Word Origin
- plasm (n.)
- 1610s, "mold or matrix, cast;" see plasma. Meaning "living matter of a cell" is from 1864.