Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraplasm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: para-plasm
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outer part of the protoplasm, as opposed to the more granular and fibrillary inner part (the granuloplasm).

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From para- + -plasm.

Usage

Inflected Forms

paraplasms (plural) paraplasma (alternative)

Questions

What does paraplasm mean?: The outer part of the protoplasm, as opposed to the more granular and fibrillary inner part (the granuloplasm).
Where does paraplasm come from?: From para- + -plasm.

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