Plasm

plazm, n. a mould or matrix: protoplasm—also Plas′ma .— adjs. Plasmat′ic , -al , plastic, formative; Plas′mic , pertaining to plasma, protoplasmic.— ns. Plasmō′dium , composite ma es of primitive protozoa, in which numerous units are fused, or in rare cases simply combined in close contact; Plas′mogen , true protoplasm; Plasmog′ony , the generation of an organism from plasma; Plasmol′ogy , minute or microscopic anatomy, histology.— v.t. Plas′molyse .— n. Plasmol′ysis , the contraction of the protoplasm in active cells under the action of certain reagents.— adj. Plasmolyt′ic .