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adjective
Etymology: Greek ergastikos able to work, from ergazesthai to work, from ergon work
Date: circa 1896
constituting the nonliving by-products of protoplasmic activity <ergastic substances>
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ergastic — |ər|gastik adjective Etymology: Greek ergastikos able to work, industrious, from (assumed) ergastos (verbal of ergazesthai to work) + ikos ic : constituting the nonliving by products of protoplasmic activity ergastic materials used chiefly of… … Useful english dictionary
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Protoplasm — is the living contents of a cell that are surrounded by a plasma membrane.cite book |author=Cammack, Richard; Teresa Atwood; Attwood, Teresa K.; Campbell, Peter Scott; Parish, Howard I.; Smith, Tony; Vella, Frank; Stirling, John |title=Oxford… … Wikipedia
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cytome — ˈsīˌtōm noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cyt + ome; originally formed in French 1. : the formed inclusions of the cytoplasm : chondriome together with ergastic substances 2 … Useful english dictionary
thesocyte — ˈthesəˌsīt noun ( s) Etymology: Greek thesis act of laying down, deposit + English o + cyte more at thesis : an amoebocyte containing ergastic inclusions … Useful english dictionary
