noun
the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
• Syn: ↑ground substance
• Derivationally related forms: ↑hyaloplasmic
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\\hīˈaləˌplazəm, ˈhīəlōˌ-\ noun (-s)Etymology: probably from German hyaloplasma, from hyal- + -plasma -plasm
: the clear apparently homogeneous ground substance of cytoplasm that is essentially the continuous phase of a multiple-phase colloidal system
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—hyaloplasmic, adj.
/huy al"euh plaz'euhm, huy"euh leuh-/, n. Cell Biol.
See ground substance.
[1885-90; HYALO- + -PLASM]
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hyˈaloplasm noun
The clear fluid part of protoplasm
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Main Entry: ↑hyaline
Useful english dictionary. 2012.