Synonyms & related words for periplasm

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Words related to periplasm

Explore words related to periplasm — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include cytoplasm, hyaloplasm, cytosol, tonoplast, cytoplasmically, cytoplast, endoplasm, cytoplastic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does periplasm come from?

The word periplasm breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: peri-, from Greek peri (“around, about”); and plasm, from Greek plasma (“something molded, formed matter”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.