cytoplasm en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɑetəʉˌplæzəm/ (Australia)
- /ˈsaɪtoʊˌplæzəm/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈsaɪɾoʊˌplæzəm] (Canada, General-American)
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- /ˈsaɪtəʊˌplæzəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈsɑeɾəʉˌplæzəm] (Australia)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zytoplasma, Cytoplasma. Equivalent to cyto- (“cell”) + -plasm (“contents of a cell”).
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cytoplasms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cytioplasm | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cytoplasmic · plasmon · cytoplasmatic · intracytoplasm · nucleocytoplasm
Relateds
Translations (32)
bg цитопла́зма (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · es citoplasma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · ja 細胞質 (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · eo ĉelplasmo (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · frs tsüütooplasmó (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · it citoplasma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · fi sytoplasma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · gl citoplasma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · mi waitepe (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · pt citoplasma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · pl cytoplazma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · hu citoplazma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · io citoplasmo (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · oc citoplasma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · fi solulima (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · ko 세포질 (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · ru цитопла́зма (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · ro citoplasmă (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · sh citoplàzma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · sh цитоплазма (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · cs cytoplazma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · cmn 細胞質 /细胞质 (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · ca citoplasma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · nl cytoplasma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · de Zytoplasma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · tl silidkaphay (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · id sitoplasma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · el κυτταρόπλασμα (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · fr cytoplasme (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · is umfrymi (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · eo citoplasmo (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) · sv cytoplasma (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus)