Cytoplasm

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  • noun. The protoplasm enclosed by the plasma membrane of cell, excluding the nucleus in eukaryotic cells and cellular DNA in prokaryotic cells.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as protoplasm.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from the karyoplasma, or substance of the nucleus.
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  • noun. The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.
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  • noun. the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
    • Word Usage
    "Getting proteins into mitochondria from the cytoplasm is a remarkable process, and just creating and then dealing with the signal sequences involved seems to be a bit much to ask of mutation and selection acting all on their own."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    karyoplasma  
    cross-reference
    protoplasm  
    Form
    cytoplasmic  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    living substance  protoplasm  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    central body  centrosome  cytoplast  cytosol  ectoplasm  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    centrosome  colliculus  cytosol  fasciitis  felspar  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    animal cell  bioplast  cell  cellular tissue  cellule  
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