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protoplast

/ˈpɹoʊ.təˌplæst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-plast
IPA
/ˈpɹoʊ.təˌplæst/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Created first; archetypal.

Obsolete

noun

The first-created human; Adam.

noun

A prototype or archetype; a model.

noun

The first person in a given family, lineage etc.; an ancestor.

noun

The contents of a plant cell.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French prothoplaste, and its source Late Latin protoplastus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρωτόπλαστος (prōtóplastos, “first-formed”), from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) + πλαστός (plastós, “formed, moulded”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɹoʊ.təˌplæst/
  • British English: /ˈpɹəʊ.təˌplæst/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more protoplast (comparative) most protoplast (superlative) protoplasts (plural)

Synonyms

energid

Questions

How do you pronounce protoplast?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹoʊ.təˌplæst/.
What does protoplast mean?
Created first; archetypal.
Where does protoplast come from?
From Middle French prothoplaste, and its source Late Latin protoplastus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρωτόπλαστος (prōtóplastos, “first-formed”), from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) + πλαστός (plastós, “formed, moulded”).

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