Cytoplasmic

adj

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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

All synonyms
cytoplasmatic

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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.

Related phrases

cytoplasmic determinantcytoplasmic membranecytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruscytoplasmic streaming

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