cytoplasm
[sahy-tuh-plaz-uh m]
- the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.
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Origin of cytoplasm
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Cytoplasm: the protoplasm of a cell exclusive of nucleus; the cell body.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
But the demonstration of the cytoplasm in which it was embedded was yet to come.
The acrosome seems to develop directly out of the cytoplasm.
Studies in SpermatogenesisNettie Maria Stevens
The cytoplasm is uncolored, but may contain some brilliant granules.
Marine Protozoa from Woods HoleGary N. Calkins
It can develop vacuoles, or rather fine bubbles of carbonic acid gas in its cytoplasm, to float up to the surface of the water.
cytoplasm
- the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
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cytoplasm
(sī′tə-plăz′əm)- The protoplasm outside a cell nucleus.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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cytoplasm
[sī′tə-plăz′əm]
- The jellylike material that makes up much of a cell inside the cell membrane, and, in eukaryotic cells, surrounds the nucleus. The organelles of eukaryotic cells, such as mitochondria, the endoplasmic reticulum, and (in green plants) chloroplasts, are contained in the cytoplasm. The cytoplasm and the nucleus make up the cell's protoplasm. See more at cell.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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cytoplasm
[(seye-tuh-plaz-uhm)]
The material within a biological cell that is not contained in the nucleus or other organelles.
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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