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Nov 30, 2009
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pro•to•plasm



Pronunciation: (prō'tu-plaz"um), [key]
—n.
1. Biol.(no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
2. Obs.the living matter of organisms regarded as the physical basis of life, having the ability to sense and conduct stimuli.

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