cytoplasm (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *cytoplasm*:
NOUN	body	cytoplasm, cytol	the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus

cytoplasm > pronunciation
Sounds	say'tahplae.zahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *cytoplasm*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	The protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism.
Synonym	cytol
Part of	cell	(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Parts	Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome	A netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
	cytoskeleton	A microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
	microsome	A tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA
Narrower	centrosome, central body	small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus
	cytoplast	The intact cytoplasmic content of a cell
	cytosol	The aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended
	ectoplasm	The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
	endoplasm	The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
	hyaloplasm, ground substance	The clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
	plasmodium	multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages / stages of such organisms as slime molds
	sarcoplasm	The cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
	syncytium	A mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)
Broader	protoplasm, living substance	The substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
Spanish	citoplasma
Catalan	citoplasma
Adjectives	cytoplasmic, cytoplasmatic	of or relating to cytoplasm
Adjectives	cytoplastic	of or relating to a cytoplast

HyperDic: cytoplasm