idioplasm

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A form of idioplasma — A portion of the cell protoplasm which is the seat of all active changes, and which carries on the function of hereditary transmission; distinguished from the other portion, which is termed nutritive plasma.

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Meanings

nounidioplasm (countable and uncountable, plural idioplasms)

plural idioplasms

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of idioplasma.

Origin

From idio- + -plasm.

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APA

idioplasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idioplasm

MLA

“idioplasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idioplasm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “idioplasm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idioplasm.

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