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Plasm definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLASM, n. [Gr. to form.] A mold or matrix in which any thing is cast or formed to a particular shape. [Little used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Late Latin plasma something molded Date: 1747 plasma — compare germplasm

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 2. (Biol.) Same as Plasma.