archiplasm

noun

ar·​chi·​plasm

ˈärkəˌplazəm

plural -s

1

: a hypothetical primitive undifferentiated protoplasm

2

: archoplasm

archiplasmic

¦⸗⸗¦plazmik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

German archiplasma, from archi- + -plasma -plasm

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