germ plasm

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noun

the protoplasm of the germ cells containing the chromosomes.

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Origin of germ plasm

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby germ plasm

germinative, Germiston, germ layer, germ line, germline insertion, germ plasm, germproof, germs, germ theory, germ tube, germ warfare

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How to use germ plasm in a sentence

And despite years of speculation, nobody has proved Assad has any germ warfare capability at all.
Western Intelligence Suspects Assad Has a Secret Chemical Stockpile|Noah Shachtman, Christopher Dickey|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Those practices did develop out of concerns about germ-sharing about a century ago,” she said.
Can You Catch a Cold at Communion?|Keli Goff|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When asked if the potential for germ-sharing bothered her, she scoffed: “Not at all.”
Can You Catch a Cold at Communion?|Keli Goff|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Eisner, who lives in a city obsessed with health, has noticed that people have gotten quite germ-phobic.
The 10 Rules of Kissing Hello|Claire Howorth|September 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST

In the meantime, toss out that beef jerky, and bust open that vat of wheat-germ!
Dead Cool: Gayelord Hauser|Simon Doonan|May 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
There was no doubt thought of his own loss in this question: yet there was, one may hope, a germ of solicitude for the mother too.
Children's Ways|James Sully
A germ flies from a stagnant pool, and the laughing child, its mother's darling, dies dreadfully of diphtheria.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Mr. William Aird, the germ-proof man, has been giving demonstrations in London.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
It is reported that last week a germ snapped at him and broke off two of its teeth.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
The boy struck him as talented, but nothing made him suspect the germ of a great composer.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky

British Dictionary definitions for germ plasm

germ plasm

noun

the part of a germ cell that contains hereditary material; the chromosomes and genes
the germ cells collectivelyCompare somatoplasm

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