Etymology

-plasm

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Ancient Greek πλάσμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπλάσμα“something molded”
  2. English today-plasm

From Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something molded”); a doublet of plasma and plasm used mostly in biology.

Words from the same roots

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