bioplasm

British  

/ ˈbaɪəʊˌplæzəm /

noun

1. rare living matter; protoplasm

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Other Word Forms

• bioplasmic adjective

Example Sentences

Bī′oblast, a formative cell, a minute mass of bioplasm or protoplasm about to become a definite cell.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The two opening sections of this book treat of kami that were in the minds even of the makers of the myths little more than mud and water13—the mere bioplasm of deity.

From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot

All organic structure is the result of change taking place in bioplasm.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir

To define a bioplast as a germinal point in germinal matter, or bioplasm, is to draw no satisfactory line of distinction between the two, except that the one is a mere aggregation of the other.

From Life: Its True Genesis by Wright, R. W.

A tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit and having formative power, as a living white blood corpuscle; bioblast.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah