protoplast

American  

[proh-tuh-plast] / ˈproʊ təˌplæst /

noun

1. Biology.

   1. the contents of a cell within the cell membrane, considered as a fundamental entity.

   2. the primordial living unit or cell.

2. a person or thing that is formed first; original; prototype.

3. the hypothetical first individual or one of the supposed first pair of a species or the like.

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protoplast British  

/ ˈprəʊtəˌplæst /

noun

1. a unit consisting of the living parts of a cell, including the protoplasm and cell membrane but not the vacuoles or (in plants) the cell wall

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Other Word Forms

• protoplastic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of protoplast

1525–35; < Late Latin prōtoplastus the first man, noun use of Greek prōtóplastos formed first. See proto-, -plast

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Example Sentences

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protoplast

Stewart and his collaborators have developed a robot that performs an established technique called protoplast transformation faster and more accurately than is possible by hand.

From Nature ● Nov. 1, 2016

"Man can now be all protoplast," some said.

From Man Made by Albert Teichner

Fortunately the time was already past when protoplast patients were looked upon as something mildly freakish and to be pitied.

From Man Made by Albert Teichner

I came out of the chamber all protoplast except for the spinal zone.

From Man Made by Albert Teichner

He furrowed his protoplast brow that looked as youthful as it had a century ago.

From Man Made by Albert Teichner

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