sarcode

American  

[sahr-kohd] / ˈsɑr koʊd /

noun

1. protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.

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Etymology

Origin of sarcode

1850–55; < French, alteration of Greek sarkṓdēs fleshy

Example Sentences

At the same moment a motion is set up which pulls the divided pairs asunder, making the interval of sarcode to grow constantly greater between them.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 by Various

Ectoplasm, ek′to-plasm, n. the exterior protoplasm or sarcode of a cell.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

The fiber of sarcode, to which the constricted part has by tension been reduced, now snaps, and two organisms go free.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 by Various

In this order the early condition of the plant is pulpy and gelatinous, and consists of a substance more allied to sarcode than cellulose.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

Meanwhile, the diffluence causes a spreading and flattening of the sarcode and swimming gives place to creeping, while the flagella violently lash.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 by Various