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Webster 1913 Edition
Bioplasm
Bi′o-plasm
(bī′ō̍-plăz’m)
, Noun.
[Gr.
βίοσ
life + πλάσμα
form, mold, fr. πλάσσειν
to mold.] (Biol.)
A name suggested by Dr. Beale for the germinal matter supposed to be essential to the functions of all living beings; the material through which every form of life manifests itself; unaltered protoplasm.
Definition 2024
bioplasm
bioplasm
English
Noun
bioplasm (plural bioplasms)
- (biology) Any living matter, but especially germinal or forming matter; matter possessing reproductive vitality; protoplasm, especially in its relation to living processes and development.
Related terms
- bioplasmic
- paraplasm