cytoplasm Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
    cytol.

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Cy"to*plasm noun
Etymology
Gr. hollow vessel + a mold.
Definitions
  1. (Biol.) The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from the karyoplasma, or substance of the nucleus. -- Cy`to*plas"mic a.

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