plasmodium

See also: Plasmodium

English

Etymology

From German Plasmodium, from Latin plasma.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /plazˈməʊdɪəm/

Noun

plasmodium (plural plasmodia or plasmodiums)

(biology) A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase.

Related terms

Translations

Translations

French: plasmode (fr) m, plasmodium (fr) m
Ido: plasmodio (io)
Indonesian: plasmodium (id)
Italian: plasmodio (it) m
Turkish: plazmodyum

Anagrams

sodium lamp

French

Noun

plasmodium m (plural plasmodiums)

plasmodium

Further reading

“plasmodium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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