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Cytoplasm
//ˈsaɪtəʊˌplæzəm// noun
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Noun
- 1 The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton. uncountable, usually
- 2 the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zytoplasma, Cytoplasma. Equivalent to cyto- + -plasm.
See also for "cytoplasm"
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