Cytoplasmic

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to cytoplasm. not-comparable

    "The fourth type of hybrid, the kind being developed in British universities, is called cytoplasmic. It is created by transferring the nuclei of human cells, such as skin cells, into animal eggs from which almost all the genetic information has been removed."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to cytoplasm wordnet

Synonyms

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cytoplasmaticprotoplasmic

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"The fourth type of hybrid, the kind being developed in British universities, is called cytoplasmic. It is created by transferring the nuclei of human cells, such as skin cells, into animal eggs from which almost all the genetic information has been removed."

Etymology

From cytoplasm + -ic.

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