protoplast
11protoplast — noun Etymology: Middle French protoplaste, from Late Latin protoplastus first human, from Greek prōtoplastos first formed, from prōt prot + plastos formed, from plassein to mold more at plaster Date: 1532 1. one that is formed first ; prototype 2 …
12protoplast — n. [Gr. protos, first; plastos, formed] The living part (protoplasm) of the cell covered by the cell membrane …
13protoplast — (pro to plast) A bacterial or fungal cell with its cell wall completely removed. It is spherical in shape and osmotically sensitive …
14protoplast — A bacterial cell deprived of its cell wall, for example by growth in an isotonic medium in the presence of antibiotics that block synthesis of the wall peptidoglycan. Alternatively, a plant cell similarly deprived by enzymic treatment …
15protoplast — protoplastic, adj. /proh teuh plast /, n. 1. Biol. a. the contents of a cell within the cell membrane, considered as a fundamental entity. b. the primordial living unit or cell. 2. a person or thing that is formed first; original; prototype. 3.… …
16protoplast — noun a) A prototype or archetype. b) The contents of a plant cell …
17protoplast — 1. Archaic term meaning the first individual of a type or race. 2. A bacterial cell from which the rigid cell wall has been completely removed; the bacterium loses its characteristic form. [proto + G. plastos, formed] * * * pro·to·plast …
18Protoplast — Pro|to|plạst 〈m. 16; Biol.〉 der aus dem Protoplasma bestehende Zellleib * * * Protoplạst [zu griechisch plássein »formen«] der, en/ en, Bezeichnung für wandlose Zellen, die aus pflanzlichen Geweben oder aus grampositiven Bakterien durch… …
19protoplast — pro|to|plast Mot Agut Nom masculí …
20protoplast — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A first form from which varieties arise or imitations are made: archetype, father, master, original, prototype. See START …
