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plasm-
1variant of plasmo- before a vowel.
plasmapheresis.
-plasm
2a combining form with the meanings “living substance,†“tissue,†“substance of a cell,†used in the formation of compound words.
endoplasm; neoplasm; cytoplasm.
plasm
1/ ˈ±è±ôæ³úÉ™³¾ /
noun
protoplasm of a specified type
germ plasm
a variant of plasma
-plasm
2combining form
(in biology) indicating the material forming cells
protoplasm
cytoplasm
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- -plasmic combining form
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of plasm-1
Example Sentences
The new individual consists, from the start, of two sorts of plasm.
Although dismaying to some Lee fans, the belated publication of “Watchman,†an apprentice work containing the germ plasm of “Mockingbird,†cast light on the virtues and limitations of the author and her canonical novel.
This old plant stuff also became the germ plasm that Mr. Grant has tapped to breed and select new ornamentals.
Fourth, he keeps on describing Facebook as a “community†based on “friendship,†rather than what it is — a social utility that occasionally reveals itself as a seething plasm of technologically mediated dislocation.
Some would-be architects of our future look toward a time when we will be able to alter the human germ plasm by design.
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When To Use
The combining form -plasm is used like a suffix meaning “living substance,†"tissue," "substance of a cell." It is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.The form -plasm comes from Greek ±è±ôá²õ³¾²¹, meaning “something molded or formed.†Find out how ±è±ôá²õ³¾²¹ is related to plaster and plastic at our entries for both words.What are variants of -plasm?The form -plasm does not have any variants. However, it is related to the combining forms plasmo- and plasm-, as in plasmapheresis. Additional related forms include -plasia, -plasy, -plastic, and -plasty. To learn more, check out our 51³Ô¹Ïs That Use articles about these forms.
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