CYTOPLASM


Meaning of CYTOPLASM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsī-tə-ˌpla-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1874

: the organized complex of inorganic and organic substances external to the nuclear membrane of a cell and including the cytosol and membrane-bound organelles (as mitochondria or chloroplasts) — see cell illustration

• cy·to·plas·mic ˌsī-tə-ˈplaz-mik adjective

• cy·to·plas·mi·cal·ly -mi-k(ə-)lē adverb

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