alloplasm

noun al·lo·plasm

Definition of alloplasm

plural -s

: differentiated active protoplasm (as myofibrils, tonofibrils, and cilia); also : certain protoplasmic derivatives (as cell walls or intercellular substances)

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alloplasmatic

\-ˌplaz¦matik\ adjective

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alloplasmic

adjective

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Origin and Etymology of alloplasm

International Scientific Vocabulary all- + -plasm; probably back-formation from alloplasmatic, from all- + plasmatic; originally formed as German alloplasmatisch

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First Known Use: circa 1939

in the meaning defined above

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