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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

matter go
that which has mass and occupies space

substance go
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

protoplasm, living substance
the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)

noun.body

4 Subcategories

cytoplasm, cytol go
the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus
nucleoplasm, karyoplasm go
the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell
plasm, germ plasm go
the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes
platelet, blood platelet, thrombocyte go
tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood