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psychoplasm

noun
psy·​cho·​plasm | \ ˈsīkōˌplazəm\

Definition of psychoplasm

: a primordial substance held to supply the basis of the psychical as well as of the physical

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History and Etymology for psychoplasm

International Scientific Vocabulary psych- + -plasm

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