protoplast

[proh-tuh-plast] / ˈproʊ təˌplæst /

NOUN

original

Synonyms

STRONG

archetype coinage creation exemplar father forerunner invention master model novelty paradigm pattern precedent precursor prototype type

Example Sentences

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Stewart and his collaborators have developed a robot that performs an established technique called protoplast transformation faster and more accurately than is possible by hand.

From Nature • Nov. 1, 2016

Ferragut, on passing from one tank to the other, mentally established the gradation of the fauna from the primitive protoplast to the perfect organism.

From Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster

Fortunately the time was already past when protoplast patients were looked upon as something mildly freakish and to be pitied.

From Man Made by Teichner, Albert

"Man can now be all protoplast," some said.

From Man Made by Teichner, Albert

Shall this germ and protoplast of being Rest mid-life and say his race is run?

From Behind the Arras A Book of the Unseen by Meteyard, Thomas Buford