Bioplasm

/ˈbaɪoʊˌplæzəm/ noun

Definition

Living protoplasm or the vital living substance that makes up cells and organisms; protoplasm considered as the basis of life.

Etymology

From 'bio-' (Greek bios, life) + 'plasma' (Greek plasma, something molded/formed). The term was popular in 19th-century biology to describe the mysterious 'living stuff' before molecular biology revealed its chemical composition.

Kelly Says

In the 1800s, 'bioplasm' was considered almost magical—scientists thought it was a special substance that only lived things could have, but we now know it's just very complex chemistry doing chemistry things.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
ARالعربية
بلازما بيولوجي
blazma biyologi
BNবাংলা
জীব-প্লাজ্মা
jib-plazma
CACatalà
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
CSČeština
bioplázm
bee-oh-plazm
DADansk
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
DEDeutsch
Bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
ELΕλληνικά
βιοπλάσμα
bee-o-plasma
ESEspañol
bioplásm
bee-oh-plasm
FAفارسی
پلاسما بیولوژیک
plasma biyolojik
FISuomi
bioplasmi
bee-oh-plasmi
FRFrançais
bioplasme
bee-oh-plasm
GUGU
જીવનચરિત્ર ફિલ્મ
jeevancharitra film
HAHA
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
HEעברית
פלזמה ביולוגית
plazma biyologit
HIहिन्दी
जीव-प्लाज्मा
jeev-plazma
HUMagyar
bioplaszma
bee-oh-plaszma
IDBahasa Indonesia
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
IGIG
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
ITItaliano
bioplasma
bee-oh-plasm-a
JA日本語
バイオプラスム
baiopurasumu
KKKK
биоплазма
bioplazma
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ ប្រព័ន្ធ
prapoventh prapoventh
KO한국어
생물 플라스마
saengmul peurasuma
MRMR
जीव-प्लाज्मा
jeev-plazma
MSBahasa Melayu
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
MYမြန်မာ
ဘိုင်ဖို့
baing pho
NLNederlands
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
NONorsk
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
PAPA
ਜੀਵ-ਪਲਾЗਮਾ
jeev-plazma
PLPolski
bioplazma
bee-oh-plazma
PTPortuguês
bioplásm
bee-oh-plasm
RORomână
bioplasmă
bee-oh-plasma
RUРусский
биоплазма
bioplazma
SVSvenska
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
SWKiswahili
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
TAதமிழ்
வாழ்க்கைப் பிளாஸ்மா
vazhkaipp plasma
TEతెలుగు
జీవ-ప్లాస్మా
jeeva-plazma
THไทย
ชีวพลาสมา
chi-wa-plasma
TLTL
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
TRTürkçe
biyo plazma
biyo plazma
UKУкраїнська
біоплазма
bioplazma
URاردو
بیوپلازما
biyo-plasma
VITiếng Việt
plasma sinh học
plasma sinh hoc
YOYO
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm
ZH中文
生物质
shēngwù zhì
ZUZU
bioplasm
bee-oh-plasm

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