plasm
Pronunciation: /ˈplæzəm/
The English word “plasm” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- Protoplasm.
- A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular shape.
- A membrane or cell layer, especially one in an embryo that later develops into a structure; the constituent cells of such a layer.
Etymology
From Late Latin plasma (“mold”) or Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”), in some cases via German Plasma or French plasme, like English plasma.
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