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periplasm

[ per-uh-plaz-uh m ]
/ ˈpɛr əˌplæz əm /

noun

an outer cytoplasmic layer that surrounds the oosphere in certain fungi.

Nearby words

  1. periphlebitis,
  2. periphrase,
  3. periphrasis,
  4. periphrastic,
  5. periphyton,
  6. periporitis,
  7. periproct,
  8. periproctitis,
  9. periprostatitis,
  10. peripteral

Origin of periplasm

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