protoplasm
Example Sentences
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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
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
“The thought was mesmerizing that that brain represented the most complex mass of protoplasm on this earth and, perhaps, in our galaxy.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2017
Intensities this great can damage individual cells, variously causing their protoplasm to stream inside them, altering their permeability, or rupturing their walls through cavitation.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
She probably thinks I'm turning myself into a gob of protoplasm or something.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
