periplasmic

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *per-der.

Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der.

English peri-

English plasmic

English periplasmic

From peri- + plasmic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æzmɪk

Adjective

periplasmic (not comparable)

1. Surrounding the plasma of a bacterium

Derived terms

• intraperiplasmic
• periplasmically
• pseudoperiplasmic

Related terms

• periplasm