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hyaloplasm

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

noun

Cell Biology.

  1. ground substance.

hyaloplasm British  
/ ˈhaɪələʊˌplæzəm /

noun

  1. the clear nongranular constituent of cell cytoplasm

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  • hyaloplasmic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hyaloplasm

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

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Hyaloplasm: the clear, semi-fluid material between the meshes of the cell reticulum.

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