noun
the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
• Syn: ↑cytoplasm
• Derivationally related forms: ↑cytoplastic (for: ↑cytoplasm), ↑cytoplasmic (for: ↑cytoplasm), ↑cytoplasmatic (for: ↑cytoplasm)
• Hypernyms: ↑protoplasm, ↑living substance
• Hyponyms:
↑plasmodium, ↑cytoplast, ↑cytosol, ↑ectoplasm, ↑endoplasm, ↑hyaloplasm, ↑ground substance, ↑centrosome, ↑central body, ↑sarcoplasm, ↑syncytium
• Part Holonyms: ↑cell
• Part Meronyms: ↑cytoskeleton, ↑microsome, ↑Golgi body, ↑Golgi apparatus, ↑Golgi complex, ↑dictyosome
Useful english dictionary. 2012.