idioplasm

[ id-ee-uh-plaz-uh m ]
/ ˈɪd i əˌplæz əm /

noun Biology.

Origin of idioplasm

First recorded in 1885–90; idio- + -plasm

OTHER WORDS FROM idioplasm

id·i·o·plas·mic, id·i·o·plas·mat·ic [id-ee-oh-plaz-mat-ik] /ˌɪd i oʊ plæzˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for idioplasm

idioplasm
/ (ˈɪdɪəʊˌplæzəm) /

noun

another name for germ plasm

Derived forms of idioplasm

idioplasmic or idioplasmatic (ˌɪdɪəʊplæzˈmætɪk), adjective