Bi″o‐plasm (bī″ō̍‐plăz'm), n. [Gr. βίοσ life + πλάσμα form, mold, fr. πλάσσειν to mold.] (Biol.) A name suggested by Dr. Beale for the germinal matter supposed to be essential to the functions of all living beings; the material through which every form of life manifests itself; unaltered protoplasm.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.