nucleoplasm

[noo-klee-uh-plaz-uhm, nyoo-]

noun

Cell Biology.

1. the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.

nucleoplasm

/ ˈnjuːklɪəˌplæzəm /

noun

1. Also called: karyoplasm. the protoplasm in the nucleus of a plant or animal cell that surrounds the chromosomes and nucleolus

Other Word Forms

• nucleoplasmic adjective
• nucleoplasmatic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nucleoplasm¹

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

Example Sentences

Differentials in pH between condensates and the surrounding nucleoplasm generate gradients and "a pH gradient generates what is known as a proton motive force," King said.

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The group found that increasing the overall concentration of NPM1 in cells increased the corresponding saturation concentration at which the nucleolus forms in the nucleoplasm.

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The part in which the essential nature of the organism is contained is localized in the nucleus and hence might properly be designated as nucleoplasm, as Weismann suggests.

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It comprises the cell-protoplasm and a nucleus imbedded in it whose substance is known as the nucleoplasm.

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The variety of protoplasm contained in the nucleus is called the nucleoplasm.

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