'Cytoplasm' definitions:
Definition of 'cytoplasm'
From: WordNet
noun
The protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism [syn: cytoplasm, cytol]
Definition of 'Cytoplasm'
From: GCIDE
- Cytoplasm \Cy"to*plasm\ (s?"t?-pl?z'm), n. [Gr. ky`tos hollow vessel + ???? a mold.] (Biol.) The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from the karyoplasma, or substance of the nucleus. -- {Cy`to*plas"mic} (-pl?z"m?k), a. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cytoplasm'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- animal cell,
- bioplast,
- cell,
- cellular tissue,
- cellule,
- chromatoplasm,
- coenocyte,
- corpuscle,
- ectoplasm,
- endoplasm,
- energid,
- eucaryotic cell,
- germ cell,
- plant cell,
- plasmodium,
- procaryotic cell,
- protoplasm,
- reticulum,
- somatic cell,
- syncytium,
- trophoplasm