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protoplast: Meaning and Definition of
pro•to•plast
Pronunciation: (prō'tu-plast"), [key] — n.
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- the contents of a cell within the cell membrane, considered as a fundamental entity.
- the primordial living unit or cell.
- a person or thing that is formed first; original; prototype.
- the hypothetical first individual or one of the supposed first pair of a species or the like.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.