protoplast
noun
- a thing or being that is the first of its kind
- Biol. energid
- Bot. a unit of protoplasm, such as makes up a single cell exclusive of the cell wall
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(prōˈtə-plăstˌ)
noun- Biology The living material of a plant or bacterial cell, including the protoplasm and plasma membrane after the cell wall has been removed.
- One that is the first made or formed; a prototype.
Related Forms:
- proˌto·plasˈtic adjective
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