Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to or consisting of protoplasm.
Definitions
protoplasmnoun
The living contents of a cell, including the cytoplasm, nucleus, and other organelles, collectively regarded as the fundamental living matter of all organisms.
Early cell biologists believed that life resided in the protoplasm of the cell.
protoplasmadjective
Relating to, consisting of, or characteristic of protoplasm.
The protoplasm layer was carefully observed under the microscope.
