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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes;
[syn: germ plasm, plasm]

2. the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended;
[syn: plasma, plasm, blood plasma]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Plasm \Plasm\, n. [L. plasma anything formed or molded, that which is molded, Gr. ?, ?, from ? to form, mold: cf. F. plasme. Cf. Plasma.] 1. A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular shape. [R.] --Woodward. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Same as Plasma. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

plasm n 1: the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes [syn: germ plasm, plasm] 2: the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended [syn: plasma, plasm, blood plasma]