protoplasm
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He was the first to have shape-shifting powers, which he gained after encountering a mysterious radioactive pool of protoplasm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
In Darwin’s day scientists could assume that cells contained only a kind of undifferentiated protoplasm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
“We just got a good lesson in how to be effective without moving protoplasm around,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
Alarmed to learn of the emergence of Bob in a stream of protoplasm emitted by the featureless humanoid creature called “the experiment,” the Fireman produced a golden orb containing the face of Laura Palmer.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2017
She probably thinks I'm turning myself into a gob of protoplasm or something.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
