sarcode
[ sahr-kohd ]
noun
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
Origin of sarcode
11850–55; <French, alteration of Greek sarkṓdēs fleshy
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How to use sarcode in a sentence
The Intracapsular sarcode (endosarc) or surrounding internal protoplasm.
The fiber of sarcode, to which the constricted part has by tension been reduced, now snaps, and two organisms go free.
The Endoplasm or the intracapsular sarcode exhibits in the greater number of Spumellaria a more or less distinct radial striation.
Examine a bit of sarcode under the microscope; note the spicules.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition | Vernon L. KelloggUsually the sarcode, issuing from the openings of the capsule, forms a stronger cylinder, with peculiar movements.
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