cytoplasm

The definition of cytoplasm is the clear, gel-like substance outside the nucleus of the cell of plants and animals.

(noun)

An example of cytoplasm is the substance that fills every living cell in our bodies.

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See cytoplasm in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the protoplasm of a cell, outside the nucleus

Origin: cyto- + -plasm

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See cytoplasm in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cy·to·plasm

noun
The protoplasm outside the nucleus of a cell.

Related Forms:

  • cytoplasmic cyˌto·plasˈmic (-plăzˈmĭk) adjective
  • cyˌto·plasˈmi·cal·ly adverb

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