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protoplasm

[proh-tuh-plaz-uhm] / ˈproʊ təˌplæz əm /




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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

From there it wasn’t such a leap to guess that protoplasm might, in certain extraordinary moments, coalesce and be projected from the body.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2016

She probably thinks I'm turning myself into a gob of protoplasm or something.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements




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