hyaloplasm

American

[hahy-al-uh-plaz-uhm, hahy-uh-luh-] / haɪˈæl əˌplæz əm, ˈhaɪ ə lə- /

noun

Cell Biology.

ground substance.

hyaloplasm British

/ ˈhaɪələʊˌplæzəm /

noun

the clear nongranular constituent of cell cytoplasm

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Other Word Forms

hyaloplasmic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of hyaloplasm

First recorded in 1885–90; hyalo- + -plasm

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