cytoplasma

Definitions of cytoplasma
  1. noun
    the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
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    types:
    plasmodium
    multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds
    ectoplasma, teleplasma
    the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
    endoplasma
    the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
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