plastidule

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noun

One of the small particles or organic molecules of protoplasm.

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Meanings

nounplastidule (plural plastidules)

plural plastidules

  1. archaicbiologyOne of the small particles or organic molecules of protoplasm.

    The plastidule movements of the cytula are therefore the resultant of the united plastidule movements of the female egg-cell and of the male sperm-cell

    1874, Ernst Haeckel, The Evolution of Man

Origin

From plastid + -ule.

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

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

Chicago

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

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