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protoplasmic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-plas-mic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to protoplasm.

Etymology

Etymology tree English protoplasm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English protoplasmic From protoplasm + -ic.

Derived Forms

intraprotoplasmic

Synonyms

protoplasmal protoplasmatic

Rhymes With

cytoplasmic orgasmic multi-orgasmic endoplasmic sarcoplasmic ectoplasmic periplasmic intracytoplasmic plasmic miasmic nucleocytoplasmic nonorgasmic

Questions

What does protoplasmic mean?
Of or relating to protoplasm.
Where does protoplasmic come from?
Etymology tree English protoplasm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English protoplasmic From protoplasm + -ic.

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