Etymology

enchylema

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Today it means: The semifluid, nearly transparent, and homogeneous matter forming the cell sap, or nuclear sap, supported by the linin network and constituting with it the cytoplasm or nucleoplasm. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λῆμμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλῆμμα“anything received”
  2. English todayenchylema

From enchyma + Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma, “anything received”).

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