ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cyt- + -plasm; originally formed as German zytoplasma
1.
a. archaic : the fluid ground substance of protoplasm : hyaloplasm
b. : protoplasm — used rarely in modern cytology
2. : the part of the protoplasm of a protoplast that lies external to the nuclear membrane — distinguished from karyoplasm, nucleoplasm ; see hyaloplasm; cell illustration
• cy·to·plasmatic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective
• cy·to·plasmic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective
• cy·to·plasmically | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adverb