plasm

1. 1.

   the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes

   Synonymsgerm plasm

   Broaderprotoplasm
2. 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

   Synonymsplasmablood plasma

   Broaderextracellular fluid

Other forms of plasm

plural

plasms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about plasm

What does plasm mean?

plasm means "the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in plasm?

plasm has 1 syllable: plasm.

What is another word for plasm?

Close synonyms include germ plasm, plasma, blood plasma. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is plasm a common word?

plasm is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.