protoplasmic

American  

[proh-tuh-plaz-mik] / ˌproʊ təˈplæz mɪk /

adjective

1. Biology. relating to or being the protoplasm of a cell, or its nucleus and cytoplasm.

2. consisting of or suggesting primordial, unstructured living matter not resembling any actual creature.

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Example Sentences

Take Thomas Huxley, an early disciple of Darwin who became convinced in the 1860s that the seabed was blanketed by a living protoplasmic slime that he dubbed Bathybius haeckelii.

From Washington Post

There are Great Old Ones, the Outer Gods, the Elder Things and assorted monsters like the Shoggoth, a slave race of many-eyed, protoplasmic amoeba doodads.

From New York Times

Ginsberg, in his singular phrasing, praised McClure’s work as “a blob of protoplasmic energy.”

From Los Angeles Times

In Galerie Maria Wettergren, a Danish-born, London-based designer Mathias Bengtsson created a protoplasmic maple tabletop set on skeletal legs that grew organically from a natural algorithm that he scripted into software.

From New York Times

Props dropped like bombs from the ceiling onto a square table include high-bouncing rubber balls that have a vague protoplasmic effect, plus tiles with words, and even a large kitchen knife.

From Washington Post