idioplasm

[ id-ee-uh-plaz-uhm ]

/ ˈɪd i əˌplæz əm /

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Origin of idioplasm

First recorded in 1885–90; idio- + -plasm

OTHER WORDS FROM idioplasm

id·i·o·plas·mic, id·i·o·plas·mat·ic

[id-ee-oh-plaz-mat-ik], /ˌɪd i oʊ plæzˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby idioplasm

idiomorphic, -idion, idiopathic, idiopathy, idiophone, idioplasm, idiosyncrasy, idiosyncratic, idiot, idiot board, idiot box

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How to use idioplasm in a sentence

But only such changes are transmissible to future generations as have resulted from modifications arising in the idioplasm.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler
It will be found that characters totally contradictory are ascribed to Weismann's idioplasm.
The Biological Problem of To-day|Oscar Hertwig
The presence of idioplasm in all parts containing the primary constituents does not help us in this respect.'
The Biological Problem of To-day|Oscar Hertwig
Hence along with perfected determinants the idioplasm always contains growing and incomplete determinants.
A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution|Carl Von Ngeli

This constitutes the automatic perfecting process or progression of the idioplasm, and entropy of organic matter.
A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution|Carl Von Ngeli

British Dictionary definitions for idioplasm

idioplasm

/ (ˈɪdɪəʊˌplæzəm) /

noun

another name for germ plasm

Derived forms of idioplasm

idioplasmic or idioplasmatic (ˌɪdɪəʊplæzˈmætɪk), adjective

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