cytoplasm

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cytoplasm
n. (Biology) protoplasm of the cell (located outside the nucleus and membrane)


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Cytoplasm
Cytoplasm is a gelatinous, semi-transparent fluid that fills most cells. Eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus that is kept separate from the cytoplasm by a double membrane layer. The cytoplasm has three major elements; the cytosolorganelles and inclusions. The cytosol is the gooey, semi-transparent fluid in which the other cytoplasmic elements are suspended. Cytosol makes up about 70% of the cell and is composed of water, salts, organic molecules, and enzymes that are necessary for the cell to catalyze reactions. The organelles are the metabolic machinery of the cell and are like little organs themselves. The major organelles that are suspended in the cytosol consists of the mitochondriaproteinsribosomes, the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatuslysosomes, and the cytoskeleton. The inclusions are chemical substances that store nutrients, secretory products and pigment granules.
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cytoplasm
Noun
1. the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus
(hypernym) protoplasm, living substance
(hyponym) plasmodium
(part-holonym) cell
(part-meronym) cytoskeleton


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Cytoplasm
(n.)
The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from the karyoplasma, or substance of the nucleus.
  

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Cytoplasm
The substance of the cell outside the nucleus.

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