sarcode

American  

[sahr-kohd] / ˈsɑr koʊd /

noun

1. protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.

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Etymology

Origin of sarcode

1850–55; < French, alteration of Greek sarkṓdēs fleshy

Example Sentences

This condition tensified, the amœboid action quickened as here depicted, the agility of motion ceased, the nucleus body became strongly developed, and the whole sarcode was in a state of vivid and glittering action.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 by Various

Sometimes used synonymously for the "sarcode" of the Protozoa.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

Food particles, after leaving the œsophagus, are thrust forward into the sarcode, or soft flesh, and any cavity thus formed acts as a stomach.

From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Slack, Henry J.

In this order the early condition of the plant is pulpy and gelatinous, and consists of a substance more allied to sarcode than cellulose.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

To this Dujardin gave the name of sarcode.

From A History of Science — Volume 4 by Williams, Henry Smith