ARCHOPLASM

Noun

archoplasm (countable and uncountable, plural archoplasms)

(cytology, dated) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.

Source: Wiktionary


Ar"cho*plasm, n. [See Archon; Plasma.] (Biol.)

Definition: The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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