endoplasm

[ en-duh-plaz-uhm ]
nounCell Biology.

  1. the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell.: Compare ectoplasm (def. 1).

Origin of endoplasm

1
First recorded in 1880–85; endo- + -plasm

Other words from endoplasm

  • en·do·plas·mic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for endoplasm

endoplasm

/ (ˈɛndəʊˌplæzəm) /

noun

  1. cytology the inner cytoplasm in some cells, esp protozoa, which is more granular and fluid than the outer cytoplasm: See ectoplasm (def. 1)

Derived forms of endoplasm

  • endoplasmic, adjective

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