English Explanatory Dictionary

plasm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Protoplasm.
  2. A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular shape.
  3. A membrane or cell layer, especially one in an embryo that later develops into a structure; the constituent cells of such a layer.

Pronunciation

/ˈplæzəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plasm.wav

Word forms

plasm plasms

Etymology

From Late Latin plasma (“mold”) or Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”), in some cases via German Plasma or French plasme, like English plasma.

Related words

cytoplasm ectoplasm mictoplasm -plasm plasma plasmodium protoplasm

Derived words

alloplasm chordoplasm germplasm germ plasm heteroplasm hyaloplasm karyoplasm myoplasm neoplasm nucleoplasm plasmolysis plasome pole plasm somatoplasm teleplasm xenoplasm
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