from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
plasm
n 1: the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes
and genes [syn: {germ plasm}, {plasm}]
2: the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that
contains no cells, but in which the blood cells
(erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
[syn: {plasma}, {plasm}, {blood plasma}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Plasm \Plasm\, n. [L. plasma anything formed or molded, that
which is molded, Gr. ?, ?, from ? to form, mold: cf. F.
plasme. Cf. {Plasma}.]
1. A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a
particular shape. [R.] --Woodward.
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2. (Biol.) Same as {Plasma}.
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