— cytosolic /suy'teuh sol"ik/ , adj.
/suy"teuh sawl', -sol'/ , n. Cell Biol.
the water-soluble components of cell cytoplasm, constituting the fluid portion that remains after removal of the organelles and other intracellular structures.
[ 1965-70; CYTO- + SOL(UTION), on the model of HYDROSOL, etc. ]