Bioplasm

noun

1. Living and germinal matter; formative, as distinguished from formed, matter.
2. 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.
3. Any <xref>living</xref> <xref>matter</xref>, but especially <xref>germinal</xref> or forming matter; matter possessing <xref>reproductive</xref> <xref>vitality</xref>; <xref>protoplasm</xref>, especially in its relation to living processes and development.