periplasmic

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adjective

Surrounding the plasma of a bacterium

OriginEnglish plasmic ← Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́) ← Proto-Indo-European *per- →
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Meanings

adjectiveperiplasmic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSurrounding the plasma of a bacterium

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Englishplasmic
  5. Englishperiplasmic

From peri- + plasmic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with periplasmic

cytoplasmicendoplasmicorgasmicsarcoplasmicintracytoplasmicnucleocytoplasmicplasmicprotoplasmicalloplasmicanorgasmicanticytoplasmicantimycoplasmicaphantasmicapoplasmicaxoplasmicbioplasmicchasmicchiasmiccytonucleoplasmicdeutoplasmiceargasmicectoplasmicendocytoplasmicexocytoplasmic
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Cite this entry
APA

periplasmic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periplasmic

MLA

“periplasmic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periplasmic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periplasmic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periplasmic.

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