cytoplasm
English Thesaurus
1. the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism (noun.body)
| hyponym | : | plasmodium, |
| definition | : | multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cytoplast, |
| definition | : | the intact cytoplasmic content of a cell (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cytosol, |
| definition | : | the aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | ectoplasm, |
| definition | : | the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | endoplasm, |
| definition | : | the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | central body, centrosome, |
| definition | : | small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | sarcoplasm, |
| definition | : | the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | syncytium, |
| definition | : | a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers) (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | cytoskeleton, |
| definition | : | a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | microsome, |
| definition | : | a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | cell, |
| definition | : | (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | cytoplastic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a cytoplast (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | cytoplastic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a cytoplast (adj.pert) |
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