protoplasm

== English == === Etymology === From German Protoplasma, coined by Czech physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + πλάσμα (plásma, “something molded”). By surface analysis, proto- +‎ -plasm. Compare also protoplasma, used in Late Latin for the “first-created one” (i.e. Adam). === Pronunciation === === Noun === protoplasm (countable and uncountable, plural protoplasms) (cytology) The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== protoplasm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia