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cytoplasm

[sahy-tuh-plaz-uh m]
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noun Cell Biology.
  1. 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

First recorded in 1870–75; cyto- + -plasm
Related formscy·to·plas·mic, adjectivecy·to·plas·mi·cal·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for cytoplasmic

Historical Examples

  • Meiosis in Rhynchonympha in one cytoplasmic and two nuclear divisions followed by autogamy.

    The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches

    Louis M. Roth

  • Reorganization in the zygote of Barbulanympha without nuclear or cytoplasmic division.

British Dictionary definitions for cytoplasmic

cytoplasm

noun
  1. the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
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Derived Formscytoplasmic, adjective
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Word Origin and History for cytoplasmic

cytoplasm

n.

1874, from cyto- + -plasm.

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cytoplasmic in Medicine

cytoplasm

(sī′tə-plăz′əm)
n.
  1. The protoplasm outside a cell nucleus.
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Related formscy′to•plas′mic (-plăz′mĭk) adj.
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cytoplasmic in Science

cytoplasm

[sī′tə-plăz′əm]
  1. 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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cytoplasmic in Culture

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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